215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 190/1 through 190/20: Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2018
Statutes set out the requirements of short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage. A health insurance issuer that offers short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage shall provide the policy, membership booklet, description of appeals and external review rights …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/1201 through 5/1203: Illinois Insurance Cost Containment Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1986
The purpose of this Article is to promote public welfare by stabilizing the cost of insurance. The Article intends to permit and encourage competition between companies to ensure the provision of adequate insurance at reasonable …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/370g through 5/370o: Health Care Reimbursement Reform Act of 1985 – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1985
Statutes prohibit an insurer or administrator from refusing to contract with any noninstitutional provider who meets the terms and conditions established by the insurer. Statutes allow an insurer to issue or administer programs or policies …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 97/1 through 97/60: Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1997
Statutes limit preexisting condition exclusions and govern when health insurance issuers must renew coverage and when issuers may discontinue coverage in connection with a group health plan. Statutes prohibit eligibility and rates from being contingent …
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225 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 61/1 through 61/10: Patients’ Right to Know Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2011
The Department shall make available to the public a profile of each physician. The Department shall make this information available through an Internet web site and, if requested, in writing. The profile shall contain information …
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23 R.I. Gen. Law § 23-17-61. Written estimates for hospital medical services: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2014
Requires that a hospital provide to a prospective patient, the requested cost estimate of their requested anticipated hospital services within five business days of request and the cost of any facility fee.
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-19.1. Rights of Patients: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1956
Respecting the rights of patients vis-à-vis health care facilities licensed by the state, a patient may request the identity of all health care practitioners that the facility has authorized to participate in the patient’s treatment, …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-27. Disclosure of nonparticipation in hospital service plan: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1980
Any health care facility licensed under this chapter which is not a participant in a hospital service plan shall post a notice, in a conspicuous place where it can be read by its patients that …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.22-3. Healthy Rhode Island chronic care management program: Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008 – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2008
The “Healthy Rhode Island Chronic Care Management Program” may provide incentive payments to physicians based on the quality of their care.
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-17.17-1 through 23-17.17-11: Health Care Quality Program – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1998
Estbalishes the Health Care Quality Program and the state’s all-payer claims database, requiring insurers, health care providers, health care facilities and governmental agencies to file reports, data, schedules, statistics or other information determined by the …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-81-1 through 21-81-6: Rhode Island Coordinated Health Planning Act of 2006 – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2007
The general assembly finds that the people of this state have a fundamental interest in the establishment of a comprehensive strategic health care planning process and the preparation, maintenance, and implementation of plans to improve …
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27 R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-18-76. Emergency services: Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2012
If a nonprofit medical service corporation offering health insurance coverage provides any benefits with respect to services in an emergency department of a hospital, it must cover emergency services consistent with the rules of this …
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27 R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-19-66. Emergency services: Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2012
If a nonprofit medical service corporation offering health insurance coverage provides any benefits with respect to services in an emergency department of a hospital, it must cover emergency services consistent with the rules of this …
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27 R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-19-7.1 Uniform explanation of benefits and coverage: Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2012
A nonprofit hospital service corporation shall provide a summary of benefits and coverage explanation and definitions to policyholders and others. The forms required by this section shall be made available to the commissioner on request.
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27 R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-20-15. Itemized bills for services rendered: Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1985
Upon completion of medical services under the provisions of this chapter, each provider of those services shall upon request provide a copy of an itemized bill to each patient; provided, that nothing contained in this …
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27 R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-20-16. Changing coverage: Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1988
No group health insurer subject to the provisions of this chapter shall change contract provisions as specified in the group plan master contract during the term of that contract without prior written agreement of the …
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