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SB 2859 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

Summary
Creates a Rhode Island specialty license for physician assistants who earn the NCCPA psychiatry CAQ, formally recognizing advanced behavioral health qualifications and supporting appropriate insurance reimbursement.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates specialty license for physician assistants with psychiatry qualifications, supporting mental health services and insurance reimbursement for advanced behavioral health care.90% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Last action Mar 31, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alana DiMario
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
RI
36
P
Photo of Bridget Valverde
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
RI
35
P
Photo of Dawn Euer
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
RI
13
P
Photo of Jonathon Acosta
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
RI
16
P
Photo of Lou DiPalma
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
RI
12
P
Photo of Meghan Kallman
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
RI
15
P
Photo of Melissa Murray
Melissa Murray
DDemocratic
RI
24
P
Photo of Pam Lauria
Pam Lauria
DDemocratic
RI
32
P
Photo of Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
RI
19
P
Photo of Sam Zurier
Sam Zurier
DDemocratic
RI
3