Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-5.3. Patient responsibility – Administrative requirements
For health benefit contracts issued, renewed, or delivered on or after April 1, 2002, the following shall apply:
(1) The amount of copayments for physician office visits and hospital emergency room visits shall be printed on the subscriber identification cards issued to insureds.
(2) A schedule of all applicable copayments, by product or by group, in paper or electronic format, or both, shall be published, updated, and distributed to participating providers.
(3) On an annual basis, notification shall be provided to subscribers regarding their responsibility for copayments and deductibles.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 283, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-5.3
- Subscribers: means those persons or groups of persons who contract with a nonprofit medical service corporation for medical service pursuant to a nonprofit medical service plan; and
(25) "Therapist in marriage and family practice" means a person who has been licensed pursuant to §?5-63. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-20-1