| RI | H7041 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG SALES REPRESENTATIVE DISCLOSURE ACT - Requires prescription drug manufacturers to file a detailed, updated list of each pharmaceutical sales representative engaged by the manufacturer and to pay an ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13 House passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H8335 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8297 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS - Expands the definition of door-to-door salespersons to include those who sell services and authorize the town of Cumberland to license and regulate door-to-door salespersons in the same manner as h... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | S2725 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DEFENDING AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS ACT - Establishes certain requirements and a process for local education agencies to follow regarding individual education programs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S3110 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ARCHITECTS - Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | H8237 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE ANESTHETISTS - Establishes that the elective and/or independent administration of propofol and all FDA classified general anesthetics, for any surgery or procedure is not within the "scope of practice" of nurse pra... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8220 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DRUG COST REVIEW COMMISSION - Creates the Rhode Island drug cost review commission. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2877 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS - Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. A disposition facility... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S3035 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE ANESTHETISTS - Establishes that the elective and/or independent administration of propofol and all FDA classified general anesthetics for any surgery or procedure is not within the "scope of practice" of nurse prac... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| RI | S2605 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to 1 per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The Rhode Island attorney would have t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2871 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2617 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation/drug therapies, programs approved by the state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies would be covered by all... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8170 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD - Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8070 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8143 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to 1 per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The Rhode Island attorney would have t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2815 | 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] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2406 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE APPRAISER CERTIFICATION ACT - Requires real estate appraisers to include paid in full solar panels in the appraisal of any real estate along with a disclosure statement covering the past twenty-four (24) mont... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2613 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE -- PROMPT PROCESSING OF INSURANCE CLAIMS - Prohibits a health insurer from denying a claim for any medical bill based on sole reasoning that the bill may arise from a motor vehic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2266 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLAR PANELS - Requires that all sales representatives selling or leasing solar panels are licensed by the department of business regulation and that a statement be provided to homeowners setting forth pertinent informat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H7937 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ARCHITECTS - Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7938 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ATHLETIC TRAINERS - Requires athletic trainers to be trained in the use of epi-pens on and after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7137 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLAR PANELS - Requires that all sales representatives selling or leasing solar panels are licensed by the department of business regulation and that a statement be provided to homeowners setting forth pertinent informat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2182 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2391 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OPTICIANS -- QUALIFICATIONS - Establishes a second avenue of qualification as an optician, to include successfully completing an apprenticeship program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2619 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT - Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2024, and restores access to telemedicine for all residents and allows treatment by ou... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2718 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - Amends the licensing statute to allow a graduate of a board approved physical therapy school to be reinstated upon a failed examination upon the filing and registering for a second or third examinat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To Senate Health and 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 | 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 | S2206 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Allows a homebuyer to void a purchase and sales agreement prior to the transfer if the seller fails to provide a written sales disclosure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2178 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE LICENSING COMPACT ACT - Adopts the model compact for the physician assistant's licensure compact in Rhode Island. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7448 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care infor... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Judiciary 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 | H7641 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE - Ensures investigation and initial hearings relating to complaints against physicians by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline would be "privileged" and not merely "conf... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7140 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACEUTICAL COST TRANSPARENCY - Directs the state board of pharmacy to annually identify up to fifteen prescription drugs with increased costs and provide the list to the attorney general to obtain reasons for the cos... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7445 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation/drug therapies, programs approved by the state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies would be covered by all... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7442 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT - Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2024, and restores access to telemedicine for all residents and allows treatment by ou... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2386 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- "THE RHODE ISLAND INFORMED CONSENT PROTECTION ACT" - Requires written consent by recipient or parent before vaccine and prohibits discrimination against those who don't vaccinate and fines up to $25,000 for violation. Al... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7083 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE LICENSING COMPACT ACT - Adopts the model compact for the physician assistant's licensure compact in Rhode Island. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7265 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - Amends the licensing statute to allow a graduate of a board approved physical therapy school to be reinstated upon a failed examination upon the filing and registering for a second examination. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7143 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE -- PROMPT PROCESSING OF INSURANCE CLAIMS - Prohibits a health insurer from denying a claim for any medical bill based on sole reasoning that the bill may arise from a motor vehic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7150 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Health & Human Services Committee |