Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 166)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2858
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- EYELASH SERVICES LICENSING AND REGULATION ACT - Creates a new license for eyelash service technicians, requires permit for eyelash businesses, establishes training and exam standards, authorizes RIDOH enforcement and fines, and imposes a $500 penalty for an unlicensed practice.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2859
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Creates a Rhode Island specialty license for physician assistants who earn the NCCPA psychiatry CAQ, formally recognizing advanced behavioral health qualifications and supporting appropriate insurance reimbursement.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2864
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates health insurance coverage by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings in order to enable patients to get the critical care they need without delay.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2865
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES - Repeals the certificate of need process statutes which are used by the department of health to determine the need for new health care equipment and new institutional health services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2866
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICE - Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements and removes the definition of “collaborative practice committee.”
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2867
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2860
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Requires the department of health to implement a tobacco control program that incorporates evidence-based best practices for tobacco prevention and cessation to prevent tobacco-related diseases and diminish tobacco use in the state.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2861
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS, AND ESTHETICIANS - Allows electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2862
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS - Allows foreign-trained dentists and dental hygienists to obtain limited licenses if they graduate from reputable dental colleges or universities, work under a supervising dentist, and pass a board-approved exam.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2863
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires the state, and private insurers that cover prescription hormone therapy, to dispense twelve (12) months’ worth of the prescription as a single prescription.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2875
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT - Establishes, encourages and supports the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2876
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Report Pass
4/14/26
Engrossed
4/28/26
Refer
4/29/26
INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2877
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Report Pass
4/14/26
Engrossed
4/28/26
Refer
4/29/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2878
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS - Permits reimbursement for dental hygienists from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2851
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACISTS TEST-AND-TREAT AUTHORITY ACT - Authorizes pharmacists to order, perform and interpret CLIA-waived tests authorized by statewide protocol and prescribe medications, and permits coverage by all health insurance carriers.