Rhode Island General Laws 5-35.1-11.1. Subcontracted optometry network
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An insurer, including a company offering accident and sickness insurance as defined in chapter 18 of Title 27, a nonprofit hospital-service corporation as defined in chapter 19 of Title 27, a nonprofit medical-service corporation as defined in chapter 20 of Title 27, or a health-maintenance organization as defined in chapter 41 of Title 27, shall not require that an optometrist participate in a subsidiary’s or a third-party’s vision-care plan as a condition for participation in the insurer’s participating-provider panel.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 204, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-35.1-11.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Optometrist: means a person licensed in this state to practice optometry pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-35.1-1