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Beginning on the first day of each plan year after April 1, 2019, every health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage that covers prescription contraception shall not restrict reimbursement for dispensing a covered prescription contraceptive up to…

(a) Every health maintenance organization shall annually, on or before the first day of March, file a report verified by at least two (2) principal officers with the director, with a copy to the director of health, covering the preceding calendar year. (b) The annual report shall…

Pursuant to chapter 95 of title 23, any health maintenance organization that provides coverage for anatomical gifts, organ transplants, or related treatment and services shall not: (1) Deny coverage to a covered person solely on the basis of the person’s disability; (2) Deny to a…

(a) Any individual or group health insurance plan or policy shall not impose any copayment, coinsurance, or charge any out-of-pocket deductible to the insured for COVID-19 related services, including, but not limited to: emergency services, inpatient services, provider office vis…

(a) As used in this section, “doula” or “perinatal doula” means a trained professional providing continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a pregnant individual, from antepartum, intrapartum, and up to the first twelve (12) months of the postpartum period. Doul…

(a) No individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, that provides medical coverage that includes coverage for physician services in a physician’s office, and no policy that provides major medical or simil…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Biomarker” means a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a specific therapeutic intervention. Biomarkers include but are not l…

(a) Every group health insurance contract, or every group hospital or medical expense insurance policy, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, by any health insurance carrier, on or after January 1, 2023, shall provide coverage for treatme…

(a) Every group health insurance contract, or every group hospital or medical expense insurance policy, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state, by any health insurance carrier, on or after January 1, 2024, shall provide coverage for treatme…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and as authorized by the Rhode Island board of pharmacy (the “board”) in accordance with rules and regulations adopted under subsection (e) of this section, a pharmacist may prescribe, dispense, and administer HIV PrEP or P…

(a) The Rhode Island general assembly recognizes that epinephrine cartridges and injectors are life-saving devices that must be administered quickly to be effective. Such administration is often done by persons who are not healthcare professionals, and is done in an emergency sit…