AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires the health insurance commissioner to adopt a uniform set of medical criteria for prior authorization and create a required form to be used by a health insurer.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Last action Jun 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
Jun 1, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
06/02/2021 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/01/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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