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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0472 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002140 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL |
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| 16 | 16 | | LICENSURE COMPACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators de la Cruz, Rogers, E Morgan, and Quezada |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 5-91 of the General Laws entitled "Interstate Medical Licensure 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Compact" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 5-91-26. Implementation. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | This chapter shall be implemented and the state is hereby directed to complete all necessary 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | membership requirements no later than July 1, 2025. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | CHAPTER 104 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | TELEMEDICINE AND OUT -OF-STATE MEDICINE 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 23-104-1. Telemedicine and out-of-state medicine. 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (a) All in-state residents shall have access to telemedicine in accordance with chapter 81 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | of title 27. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) Patients may receive telemedicine services, including services from out-of-state 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | providers pursuant to chapter 91 of title 5 ("interstate medical licensure compact"). 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (c) Prior to providing services under this chapter, any out-of-state medical provider shall 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | register with the department of health. 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (d) The department of health and the office of health insurance commissioner shall 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | implement rules and regulations, as necessary, to carry out the provisions of this section. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 52 | 52 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 53 | 53 | | OF |
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| 54 | 54 | | A N A C T |
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| 55 | 55 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL |
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| 56 | 56 | | LICENSURE COMPACT |
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| 57 | 57 | | *** |
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| 58 | 58 | | This act would require the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no 1 |
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| 59 | 59 | | later than July 1, 2025. This act would further restore access to telemedicine for all Rhode Island 2 |
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| 60 | 60 | | residents and allow treatment by out-of-state providers who register with the department of health. 3 |
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| 61 | 61 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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