Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(a) Upon application by an insurer for certification of a health insurance plan or plans as a qualified program for the purpose of this chapter, the director of the department of business regulation, after consultation with the director of the department of human services, shall …

(a) Persons and other entities providing health services in the state have a duty to provide those services to any person in need of health services without regard to the person’s race, sex, religion, age, or occupational status. (b) On the basis of the duties required by this ch…

(a) It is the duty of all corporations or other legal entities providing for payment for health services under any contract entered into with an employer, person, state, or a political subdivision of the state, pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, to comply with minimum …

(a) The rates proposed to be charged, or a rating formula proposed to be used, by any health insurer, dental insurer, or health maintenance organization subject to title 27, to employers, the state or any political subdivision of the state, or individuals, shall be filed at the o…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each domestic nonprofit insurer shall be charged an assessment to partially support the activities of the division of insurance in the department of business regulation. (b) Commencing in fiscal year 1990-1991, each domestic insure…

(a) It shall be the duty of any insurer that issues to a resident of Rhode Island a qualified program of health benefits: (1) To offer, at the option of the applicant, an individual policy or contract providing either (i) the hospital and physicians’ service benefits described in…

(a) To be eligible to offer plans meeting minimum standards, insurers which are for profit entities or self insurers may enter an agreement to form a facility reinsurance pool within which losses are shared among the insurers on an annual basis in proportion to the number of pers…

(a) There is established in the department of health the health resources development fund to be administered by the director of the department of health pursuant to the terms and for the purposes stated in this section and § 42-62-17. (b) Moneys in the fund or for a project auth…

(a) The director of health is authorized to expend from the health resources development fund any moneys that may be appropriated by the general assembly or received from insurers or other entities for the purposes of § 42-62-16. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of their article…

(a) To the extent not otherwise designated in this chapter, the governor may designate a department as having responsibility for the implementation of a specific duty required by this chapter. The governor shall report that designation to the general assembly no later than the fo…

The governor may delay the implementation of any provision of this chapter for one year after the governor makes a finding to be reported to the first subsequent session of the general assembly that a provision of this chapter has been found to be unconstitutional or has been sup…

The governor is authorized to enter into agreements with appropriate officials of a sister state or of the United States to carry out any of the duties of this chapter.

(a) The governor shall provide for a health cost report to be made not later than December 31 to the general assembly on legislative and administrative steps required: (1) To provide a more comprehensive protection against the costs of health services provided pursuant to this ch…

The director of the department of health shall make an annual report to the governor and the members of the general assembly not later than January 30 of each year outlining in specific detail the health conditions of the people of the state, the level of health services availabl…

Any insurer, as defined in this chapter, shall afford health insurance coverage for mammograms and Pap smears, in accordance with guidelines established by the American Cancer Society.

A mammogram eligible for reimbursement under § 42-62-26 shall be reimbursed only if the facility in which the mammogram has been taken and processed, and the licensed physician interpreting the mammogram, both meet state-approved quality assurance standards for taking, processing…

A Pap smear eligible for reimbursement under § 42-62-26 shall be reimbursed only if the laboratory in which the Pap smear is processed is licensed by the Rhode Island department of health specifically to perform cervical cytology, or is accredited by the American Society of Cytol…

This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people.

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Benefit” or “health benefit” means a health service financed for a person by a third party such as an insurer or the state. (2) “Employee” means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenti…

Each person residing in the state regardless of age, sex, race, religion, occupational status, or previously existing physical condition shall be entitled: (1) To receive financial protection from costs of health services under conditions and limitations established by this chapt…

Each employer shall, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the director of the department of business regulation in consultation with the director of the department of health, offer the opportunity for the employer’s employees to enroll in any available qualified health m…

This chapter shall be known as “The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Act.”

(a) The corporation known as the “Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation” shall now be known as the “Rhode Island Commerce Corporation.” Whenever in any general law, public law, rule, regulation and/or bylaw, reference is made to the “department of economic development” or…

(a) Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall not be empowered to undertake the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, development, or improvement of a project, nor enter into a contract for any undertaking or…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Rhode Island commerce corporation may sell or lease to any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, or to any local redevelopment agency, or to any state or federal agency or instrumentality, or to any municipality or pol…

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation may establish one or more local or regional community advisory committees to consider and advise the corporation upon matters submitted to them by the corporation concerning the development of any area or any project, and may establish ru…

(a)(1) With respect to projects situated on federal land, the Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to plan, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, alter, improve, develop, maintain, and operate projects: (i) in conformity with the applicable provisions of chapter 1 of t…

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall, in furtherance of its responsibility to assist urban communities, provide for the establishment of an urban enterprise equity fund, the establishment of an urban business incubator, and such other programs and activities as the cor…

(a) Intent. To develop an integrated organizational structure to secure for Rhode Island and its people the full benefits of cost-effective renewable energy development from diverse sources. (b) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following words and terms shall have t…

(a) In planning and carrying out projects, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall conform to the applicable provisions of the state guide plan as that plan may from time to time be altered or amended. In determining whether its proposed projects are in conformity with the st…

The final approval or denial of a project plan for the location and construction of an oil refinery or a nuclear plant within the state is hereby expressly reserved to the general assembly notwithstanding any general or public law or ordinance to the contrary, and exclusively wit…

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the power and is authorized to issue from time to time its negotiable bonds and notes in one or more series in any principal amounts as in the opinion of the corporation shall be necessary to provide sufficient funds for achiev…

Money borrowed by the Rhode Island commerce corporation for the purpose of providing temporary financing of a project or projects or combination of projects pending the issuance of bonds or other notes, shall be evidenced by notes or other obligations. The principal and interest …

(a) The principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued by the Rhode Island commerce corporation may be secured by a pledge of any revenues and receipts of the corporation and may be secured by a mortgage or other instrument covering all or any part of one or more projects…

To assure the continued operation and solvency of the Rhode Island commerce corporation for the carrying out of its corporate purposes: (1) The corporation may create and establish one or more special funds, “capital reserve funds,” and may pay into each capital reserve fund: (i)…

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues, receipts, or income, and moneys held by the Rhode Island commerce corporation in the tire site remediation account established pursuant to § 23-63-4.…

(a) It is found and declared that there exists in our state a condition of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment which causes hardship to many individuals and families, wastes vital human resources, increases the public assistance burdens of the state, impai…

(a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions and will constitute the performance of…

A resolution by the board of directors of the corporation that adopts confirming use of the tax exemption for a project by the lessee as required in § 42-64-20(c) shall be deemed to have been approved by the general assembly when the general assembly passes a concurrent resolutio…

The notes and bonds of the Rhode Island commerce corporation are made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business,…

The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the Rhode Island commerce corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until the bonds or no…

(a) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter, except those obligations secured by mortgages that are insured by the industrial building authority, shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision of the state other …

Notwithstanding and in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds that may be contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, the state may, upon furnishing sufficient funds, require the corporation to redeem, prior to maturity, as a whole, any issue of bonds…

(a) In the event that the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any bonds or notes issued under this chapter after the bonds or notes shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and the default shall c…

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to accept any moneys as may be appropriated from time to time by the general assembly for effectuating its corporate purposes including, without limitation, the payment of the initial expenses of administration and operation and…

(a) All state agencies may render any services to the Rhode Island commerce corporation within their respective functions as may be requested by the corporation. (b) Upon request of the corporation, any state agency is authorized and empowered to transfer to the corporation any o…