| RI | H8153 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT - Establishes, encourages and supports the establishment of family councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8171 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Removes the sunset provision of all statutory law requiring coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2082 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing Jan... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7881 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BLOOD DONATIONS AND VACCINATIONS ACT - Requires person collecting blood for transfusions to require donor disclose whether they had COVID/messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine, requires blood be labeled and permits recipient to requ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7884 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN DESERVE HELP NOT HARM ACT -- MINOR'S GENDER TRANSITION - Prohibits gender transition procedures for all minors, uses of public funds for that purpose, discipline for health care providers for providing sam... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8117 | Intro 25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - Creates a workload study for social caseworkers II in the division of developmental disabilities within the department of behavioral healthcar... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7885 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Requires the department of health, in conjunction with the department of education, to conduct a cost-benefit analysis before a mandate relating to the health and safety of children in schools would be issue... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7564 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES - Removes the exemption from licensure for certain nursing service agencies accredited by the joint commission. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7820 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - Provides that licensed health care facilities be prohibited from using a patients photograph for any office use. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7969 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7733 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME WORKFORCE STANDARDS BOARD ACT - Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7520 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS - Repeals a 2021 law that mandated minimum staffing levels and standards for quality care for nursing homes and their residents with violations subject to monetary penalties. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7621 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Permits licensed healthcare facilities to suspend visits of those person who are verbally or physically berating staff or providing non-prescribed or illegal medications to any patient. Suspen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7819 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and would provide penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7737 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7624 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in-network mental health or substance use disorder services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7735 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - Requires insurance coverage for at a minimum up to ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7874 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to any individual enrolled as a plan beneficiary. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7877 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of testing and treating infertility, including preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), in conjunctio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7876 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Outlines the insurance coverage standards, protocols and guidelines for medically necessary treatment of individuals with mental health or substance abuse use disorders. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8073 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that health insurance plans would provide coverage the use of artificial intelligence technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8074 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Removes the requirement for a patient to obtain a referral from their primary care provider in order to see a specialist, on or after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8075 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglyce... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7822 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by al... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7818 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS - Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third party payor such as Medicare. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8025 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT OF 2024 - Creates the "Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage Act of 2024." [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7365 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7518 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7878 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7875 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7197 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars to two thousand dollars, per ear, every three years for all people regardless of age. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7879 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DEFENDING AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS ACT - Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2255 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION - Eliminates prior authorization or step therapy requirement for prescriptions for any HIV prevention drug/prohibits the requirement of any co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8072 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Protects the solvency of health systems, physicians, and advance practice providers and insurers, encourage fair treatment of hospitals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2220 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7880 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DISCLOSURE OF PRICES -- MEDICAL FACILITY ITEMS - Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7825 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS - Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7233 | Intro 25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY KIDS ACT - Establishes the Healthy Kids Act whereby restaurants would be required to offer at least two (2) healthy versions of children's meals, or twenty-five percent (25%) of the children's meals on its menu, whichever is... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7821 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND OLMSTEAD PLAN COMMISSION ACT - Creates an Olmstead Plan for people vulnerable to unnecessary institutionalization to update a continuum of care to receive services and supports in the least restrictive env... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7882 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LACTATION CONSULTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 2014 - Specifies the requirements and procedures for licensing lactation consultants as well as the renewal, expiration, termination, refusal, revocation and suspension of licenses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7826 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice, before taking and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7694 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INDIVIDUAL MARKET AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2024 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7886 | Intro 25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7696 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7732 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS - Includes among the responsibilities of the office of state medical examiners, to provide a multidisciplinary team review of suicide deaths with a goal of reducing its prevalence by examining tr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2076 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Removes the sunset provision of all statutory law requiring coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2086 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7092 | Intro 25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - Mandates, as of 1/1/26, all recovery housing facilities register with department of behavioral healthca... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7626 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE - Broadens the definition of a "qualified individual" in acupuncture and Chinese medicine to include any person trained and certified in auricular acudetox. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7824 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Requires DCYF to place a locked suggestion box in its facilities and create a digitally secured suggestion box into which residents may place comments and/or concerns to be ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |