215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 180/1 through 180/42: Health Carrier External Review Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2010
The Health Carrier External Review Act’s purpose is to provide uniform standards for the establishment and maintenance of external review procedures. Statutes set out timeline and process for a standard review.
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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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225 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 60/49.5. Telemedicine: Medical Practice Act of 1987 – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2018
Statute provides a definition of telemedicine and regulates the practice of telemedicine.
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225 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 65/65-45. Advanced practice registered nursing in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses– Nurse Practice Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1998
Statute authorizes advance practice registered nurses to provide services in a hospital, order medications and to complete discharge orders and prescriptions.
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225 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 95/7.7. Physician assistants in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers: Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2012
Statute grants physician assistant’s the authority to provide services in hospitals, to select, order and administer medications and to prescribe medications.
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225 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 150/1 through 150/15: Telehealth Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2018
Statutes govern the practice of telehealth in Illinois.
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-1.1. Health planning — Findings: Department of Health – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1988
It is found and determined that health planning is essential to promote appropriate access to high quality health services at a reasonable cost and is a precondition to effective public health practice by the department …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-1.2. Health planning process: Department of Health – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1988
The director of health, with the approval of the governor, may appoint various committees and task forces as appropriate to assist and advise the department of health in the conduct of its health planning responsibilities, …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-2. Defintions: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1938
Definitions for statutes under the Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island
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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 § 23-17-53. Physician contracts: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2000
A hospital, by contract or otherwise, may not refuse or fail to grant or renew medical staff membership or staff privileges, or condition or otherwise limit or restrict medical staff membership or staff privileges, based …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.6-4. Technicians — Services authorized to render: Mobile Intensive Care Unit Program – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1956
Defines the scope of practice for advanced emergency medical technicians.
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-93-1 through 23-93-5: Rhode Island Access to Medical Technology Innovation Act – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2014
For purposes of this chapter, “Domestic Medical Tourism” means the practice of patients traveling to states other than their residence for the provision of healthcare services.
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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 § 27-18.8-3. Certification of network plans: Health Care Accessibility and Quality Assurance Act – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2017
Describes the requirements for a network to be certified by the Insurance Commissioner. Prohibits most favored nation clauses. Originally enacted in 2003 as 23 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-17.13-2 and 23-17.13-3. General certificate requirements: Health …
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27 R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-19-40. Third-party reimbursement for servies of certain health-care workers: Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1997
A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall not discriminate with respect to participation under the plan or coverage against any health-care provider who is acting …
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