RI HB 7171
deadAN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PATIENT PAYMENT INFORMATION
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Prohibits a healthcare provider from requiring patients to provide electronic payment information to be kept on file as a condition to receiving treatment and makes it a violation a deceptive trade practice.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-27 — 01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Potterprimary
- Shallcross Smithprimary
- Spearsprimary
- Giraldoprimary
- Casimiroprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-21
01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2026)
2026-01-27
01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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