AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- EQUAL PAY FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Summary

The bill amends Rhode Island insurance statutes so that when a policy pays for a service that a nurse practitioner or physician assistant is legally allowed to perform, the insurer must pay the same amount whether the service is delivered by a physician or by an independently practicing NP/PA. It excludes certain group‑practice health maintenance organizations and insurers that employ clinicians directly, and it bars insurers from lowering physician fees to meet the rule.

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