Rhode Island § 27-74-14 - Discount Medical Plan Organization Act
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§ 27-74-14. Discount Medical Plan Organization Act
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-74-14
§ 27-74-14. Penalties.
(a) In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this chapter or under § 42-14-16, any person who willfully violates this chapter is subject to civil penalties of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation.
(b) A person that willfully operates as or aids and abets another operating as a discount medical plan organization in violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(c) A person that collects fees for purported membership in a discount medical plan, but purposefully fails to provide the promised benefits shall be deemed guilty of larceny and upon conviction is subject to penalties provided for in § 11-41-5. In addition, upon conviction, the person shall be ordered to pay restitution to persons aggrieved by the violation of this chapter. Restitution shall be ordered in addition to a fine or imprisonment, but not in lieu of a fine or imprisonment.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 156, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 158, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-74-14 ("Discount Medical Plan Organization Act") 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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