Health and Dental Legislation |
Bill No. | Co. Bill | Sponsor | Issue | Description | History |
S-2220 | | Perry,
Miller, Goodwin, Sosnowski, Gallo | CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT -- HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION | Would require the health care provider of a child who has been sexually abused to report the abuse to the appropriate law enforcement entity. | 02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary 02/25/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
S-2286 | | Sosnowski | NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM | Would require attending physicians of newborns to screen for all conditions for which there is a medical benefit to the early detection and treatment thereof and also to perform an assessment for developmental risk. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
S-2290 | | Sosnowski, Perry | FOOD AND DRUGS -- CALORIE LABELING | Would require all chain food service establishments to provide nutritional/calorie labeling for all standard menu items. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
S-2422 | | O`Neill E, Pinga,
Cote, Raptakis, Maher | THE RHODE ISLAND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT | Would direct the departments of health and human services to prepare an accelerated intervention plan for dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and would further provide that health insurance policies must cover ASD treatment. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
S-2428 | H-7919 | Pichardo, Metts, Goodwin, Gallo, Perry | COMMISSION OF HEALTH ADVOCACY AND EQUITY | Would create the commission of health advocacy and equity charged with identifying and eliminating health care disparities within the state. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services 03/03/2010 Scheduled for hearing 03/03/2010 Committee heard |
S-2432 | | Picard | UTILIZATION OF THE ORAL HEALTH/OVERALL HEALTH CONNECTION TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE HEALTH COSTS | Would require the office of health insurance commissioner working with the states health insurance company to investigate and prepare a report setting forth strategies and programs to utilize the oral/health overall health connection. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services |
S-2484 | | Pichardo, Levesque C, Perry, Crowley | HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN | Amend the RIte track program by increasing the qualifying family income levels from 250% to 300% of the federal poverty level and by adding to those qualified to receive benefits under the program children who are lawful permanent residents of the US. | 02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance |
H-7029 | | Giannini, Coderre E, Lima, Naughton, Fellela | INSURANCE | Would provide reimbursement for donor breast milk for infants who have severe allergic reactions to all formulas. | 01/07/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 01/19/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study. |
H-7036 | S-2034 | Gallison, McNamara, Rice A, Martin, Azzinaro | EDUCATION | School districts to work with the RI interscholastic league to develop guidelines for educating coaches & players in youth sports about the risks associated with concussions / limit the liability for such injuries. | 01/07/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. 01/20/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study 03/24/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor |
H-7152 | | Gemma, Kilmartin, Fox, Williams | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN | Would authorize the prescribing physicians to make the final determination if a brand name drug is medically necessary for patients in the RIte Care program. | 01/20/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. 02/02/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
H-7227 | | Lally, Caprio D, Azzinaro, Kilmartin, Walsh | INSURANCE -- ESTABLISHING MINIMUM PHYSICIAN REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR PAYMENTS FROM COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURERS | Would require commercial health insurers to pay physicians at least 125% of Medicare rates, if those physicians participate in medical assistance and RIte care, and provide at least 5% free care. | 01/27/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 03/03/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
H-7260 | | Palumbo, Naughton, Corvese, Jackson, Caprio D | INSURANCE -- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS | Would require coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders | 01/28/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 03/10/2010 Committee transferred to House H.E.W. 03/31/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor 04/14/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
H-7361 | | Ajello, Ruggiero, Fierro,
Ferri,
Walsh | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE | Would require that reimbursement paid by a health care insurer for mental illness and substance abuse coverage be comparable to that paid for similar medical services. | 02/04/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 03/23/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
H-7408 | | Costantino, Naughton, Carter, Giannini, Mattiello | OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Would consolidate the 5 health & human services depts into 1 executive dept. to be known as the "Dept. of Health and Human Services. | 02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance |
H-7544 | | Naughton, Ferri, McNamara, San Bento | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT | Require that the health insurance commissioner develop and implement standards of certification for patient-centered medical home facilities. | 02/24/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 03/03/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
H-7560 | | Ferri, Naughton, McNamara, Pacheco, Fierro | INSURANCE -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH REFORM ACT OF 2010 | Would establish a state-sponsored system of universal health care. | 02/24/2010 Introduced, referred to House Finance |
H-7703 | | Kilmartin | INSURANCE -- CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS | Would extend health insurance coverage to an unmarried child who is a resident of this state, under the age of twenty-five years, has no dependents, and is unemployed and financially dependent. | 02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 04/13/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
H-7707 | | (Lieutenant Governor)
Rice A, Ajello, McNamara, Ferri, Naughton | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT | Create the health ins. access hub, an entity separate and distinct from the state, but which would operate as a gov’t agency, whose members would serve without pay, to monitor and make available to individuals, private health insurance choices | 02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Corporations 04/13/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration |
H-7741 | | Walsh, Almeida, Ajello, Handy, Ferri | UTILIZATION OF THE ORAL HEALTH/OVERALL HEALTH CONNECTION TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE HEALTH COSTS | Require the office of health ins. commissioner working with the states health ins. Co to investigate & prepare a report setting forth strategies & programs to utilize the overall health connection… and reduce medical benefit costs | 02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. 03/17/2010 Committee recommended measure be held for further study 03/17/2010 Committee transferred to House Corporations |
