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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0898 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002366 |
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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 HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PL ATFORM ACT |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Bissaillon, McKenney, and Mack |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 27, 2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | CHAPTER 104 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 23-104-1. Title. 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Healthcare Worker Platform Act." 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 23-104-2. Definitions. 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms have the following 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | meanings: 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (a) “Healthcare worker platform" means any person, corporation, partnership, or 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | association that operates or offers a platform. A “healthcare worker platform” is not considered a 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | “nursing service agency” as defined in § 23-17.7.1-2. 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) “Platform” means an electronic platform, system, or application through which 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | healthcare workers can accept one or more shifts to perform healthcare related services at a 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | healthcare facility. 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 23-104-3. Registration of healthcare worker platforms. 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a healthcare worker platform shall 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | be excluded from the definition of a “nursing service agency” as defined by §§ 23-17.7.1-3, 23-18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 17.7.1-10, and 23-17.7.1-19. 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (b) On or before June 1, 2026, the department of health shall promulgate rules and 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | regulations that shall require the registration of each healthcare worker platform that operates or 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | offers a platform within the state. The requirements for registration of each healthcare worker 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | platform shall not exceed the requirements of §§ 23-17.7.1-3, 23-17.7.1-10, and 23-17.7.1-19. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 5 |
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| 55 | 55 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 56 | 56 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 57 | 57 | | OF |
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| 58 | 58 | | A N A C T |
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| 59 | 59 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT |
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| 60 | 60 | | *** |
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| 61 | 61 | | This act would establish the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms 1 |
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| 62 | 62 | | offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2026, while, 2 |
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| 63 | 63 | | specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies. 3 |
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| 64 | 64 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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