Healthcare (Prescription Drugs)

died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 30, 2026

SB 2888: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES

This bill allows pharmacists to prescribe medications that help people quit smoking, provided they have completed specific state-approved education on tobacco cessation therapies. It directly affects pharmacists and their employers by establishing new prescribing authority within their professional scope. The legislation requires pharmacists to complete education approved by the state board of pharmacy before they can use this new prescribing power. This change aims to expand access to smoking cessation treatments through pharmacies.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands pharmacist prescribing authority for smoking cessation, improving patient access to healthcare services and expanding treatment options.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

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died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 30, 2026

SB 2856: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES

Includes routine, scheduled or recommended immunizations to individuals between the ages of three (3) and eighteen (18) years, under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands immunization access for children ages 3-18 through pharmacy-administered vaccines, improving healthcare access and preventive care services.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Children's Health Prescription Drugs

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died · Rhode Island · House Mar 30, 2026

HB 8318: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Prescriptions for testosterone not allowed to be transmitted or reported within the prescription drug monitoring database and removes from the records all existing information concerning prior testosterone prescriptions.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBill restricts access to prescription drug monitoring for testosterone prescriptions, limiting transparency and oversight in healthcare management.75% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

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passed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 5, 2026

SB 2889: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

Prescriptions for testosterone not allowed to be transmitted or reported within the prescription drug monitoring database and removes from the records all existing information concerning prior testosterone prescriptions.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareBill restricts access to prescription monitoring data for testosterone prescriptions, limiting healthcare oversight and patient safety tracking.75% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

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signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 22, 2026

SB 2866: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICE

Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements and removes the definition of “collaborative practice committee.”

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill expands collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians, improving patient access to healthcare services and strengthening collaborative care models.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

died · Rhode Island · House Apr 14, 2026

HB 8360: AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES

This bill prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from engaging in specific deceptive trade practices, including spread pricing, effective rate pricing, and patient steering. It directly affects pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, pharmacists, and patients enrolled in health plans administered by these managers within Rhode Island. The legislation defines prohibited actions such as charging higher prices than reimbursed amounts, steering patients toward affiliated pharmacies, penalizing enrollees for pharmacy choices, and misusing patient prescription data for business gain. Violations are classified as unfair and deceptive trade practices, allowing the attorney general to pursue legal remedies for each individual consumer transaction where a prohibited act occurs.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill protects patients from deceptive practices by pharmacy benefits managers, improving transparency and access to affordable medications.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

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signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 22, 2026

SB 3059: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES

This bill strengthens oversight of pharmacy benefits managers in Rhode Island by requiring them to register with the state and submit detailed annual reports about their financial relationships with insurers. It prohibits these managers from forcing pharmacies to substitute generic drugs without prescriber approval and bans them from stopping pharmacists from sharing pricing information with patients. The legislation also prevents pharmacy benefits managers from charging copayments that exceed what pharmacies are paid and mandates a clear appeals process for disputes over drug pricing. These changes directly affect pharmacy benefits managers, insurers, pharmacies, and patients who use prescription drug coverage in the state.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill strengthens pharmacy oversight, protects patient rights to generic drugs and pricing information, and prevents forced substitutions without prescriber approval.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

signed · Rhode Island · Senate Jun 22, 2026

SB 3060: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT

Requires pharmacy benefit managers to apply for certificate of authority from the office of health insurance commissioner to operate such a business in this state and empowers the commissioner to oversee pharmacy benefit managers and penalize violations.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill regulates pharmacy benefit managers to protect consumers and ensure oversight, strengthening healthcare system integrity.75% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Prescription Drugs

passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 29, 2026

SB 2876: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS

Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill caps out-of-pocket costs for prescription inhalers at $25 per 30-day supply, improving patient access to essential respiratory medications.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs

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died · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 16, 2026

SB 2468: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT

Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareLimits insurer step therapy restrictions, enabling providers to bypass coverage sequences and improve patient access to necessary medications.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Prescription Drugs

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