Rhode Island § 27-41-8 - Health Maintenance Organizations
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§ 27-41-8. Health Maintenance Organizations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-41-8
§ 27-41-8. Evidence of coverage and charges for healthcare services.
(a) Every enrollee residing in this state is entitled to evidence of coverage for the payment and for the provision of healthcare services under a health maintenance organization. The health maintenance organization shall issue that evidence of coverage.
(b) Any evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance organization licensed under this chapter shall comply with the minimum standards protection of § 42-62-12 and regulations pursuant to that section.
(c) No schedule of charges, rates, or rating formulae for enrollee coverage for healthcare services, or amendment to any schedule, may be used by any health maintenance organization until a copy of that schedule, rate, or rating formula, or amendment to it, has been filed with and approved by the director under the provisions of § 42-62-13.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 225, § 2.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 27-41-8 cover?
Section 27-41-8 ("Health Maintenance Organizations") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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