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RI HB 7187

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AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Prohibits healthcare insurers from requiring or conducting a review for prescription medicine used to treat alcohol or opioid use disorder containing Methadone, Burenorphine, or Naltrexone, or approved to mitigate opioid withdrawal symptoms.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-03 — 02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Casimiroprimary
  • Fogartyprimary
  • Carsonprimary
  • Potterprimary
  • Bennettprimary
  • Edwardsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-30

    01/30/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2026)

  3. 2026-02-03

    02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Related bills

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Attribution

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