Rhode Island § 27-41-63 - Health Maintenance Organizations
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§ 27-41-63. Health Maintenance Organizations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-41-63
§ 27-41-63. Hearing aids.
(a)(1) Every individual or group health insurance contract, or every individual or group hospital or medical expense insurance policy, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2026, shall provide coverage for one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750) per individual hearing aid, per ear.
(2) Every group health insurance contract or group hospital or medical expense insurance policy, plan, or group policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2026, shall provide, as an optional rider, additional hearing aid coverage. Provided, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to contracts, plans, or group policies subject to the small employer health insurance availability act, chapter 50 of this title.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “hearing aid” means any nonexperimental, wearable instrument or device designed for the ear and offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing, but excluding batteries, cords, and other assistive listening devices, including, but not limited to FM systems.
(c) It shall remain within the sole discretion of the health maintenance organizations as to the provider of hearing aids with which they choose to contract. Reimbursement shall be provided according to the respective principles and policies of the health maintenance organizations. Nothing contained in this section precludes the health maintenance organizations from conducting managed care, medical necessity, or utilization review.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 461, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 539, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 550, § 4; P.L. 2005,
ch. 374, § 4; P.L. 2005, ch. 395, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 595, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 614,
§ 4; P.L. 2025, ch. 389, § 4, effective July 1, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 390, § 4, effective
July 1, 2025.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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