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RI Gen L § 42-61.2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.2 - Video-Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering|Section 42-61.2-11 - Effect of other laws and local ordinances.

§ 42-61.2-11. Effect of other laws and local ordinances.(a) No other law providing any penalty or disability for operating, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or playing video lottery games, or any acts done in connection with video lottery games, shall apply to operating, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or playing video lottery games pursuant to this chapter.(b) No other law providing any penalty or disability for conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in sports wagering, or any acts done in connection with sports wagering, shall apply to conducting, hosting, maintaining, supporting, or participating in sports wagering pursuant to this chapter.(c) The provisions of §§ 41-9-4 and 41-9-6 shall not apply to this chapter, and the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over any local ordinances to the contrary. It is specifically acknowledged that the installation, operation, and use of video lottery terminals by a pari-mutuel licensee, as authorized in this chapter, shall for all purposes be deemed a permitted use as defined in § 45-24-31. No city or town where video lottery terminals are authorized may seek to prevent the installation and use of said video lottery terminals by defining such as a prohibited use.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 39, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 371, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-61.2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.2 - Video-Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering|Section 42-61.2-13 - Enforcement.

§ 42-61.2-13. Enforcement.(a) Whoever violates § 42-61.2-2.1 or § 42-61.2-3.1, or any rule or regulation, policy or procedure, duly promulgated thereunder, or any administrative order issued pursuant to § 42-61.2-2.1 or § 42-61.2-3.1, shall be punishable as follows:(1) In the Division director's discretion, the Division director may impose an administrative penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation. Each day of continued violation shall be considered as a separate violation if the violator has knowledge of the facts constituting the violation and knows or should know that such facts constitute or may constitute a violation. Lack of knowledge regarding such facts or violation shall not be a defense to a continued violation with respect to the first day of its occurrence. Written notice detailing the nature of the violation, the penalty amount, and effective date of the penalty will be provided by the Division director. Penalties shall take effect upon notification. A written request for a hearing must be submitted in writing to the Division director within thirty (30) days of notification of violation.(2) In the Division director's discretion, the Division director may endeavor to obtain compliance with requirements of this chapter by written administrative order. Such order shall be provided to the responsible party, shall specify the complaint, and propose a time for correction of the violation.(b) The Division director shall enforce this chapter. Such enforcement shall include, but not be limited to, referral of suspected criminal activity to the Rhode Island state police for investigation.(c) Any interest, costs, or expense collected under this section shall be appropriated to the Division for administrative purposes.(d) Any penalty imposed by the Division pursuant to this section shall be appealable to Superior Court.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 289, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 290, § 7; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-61.2-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.2 - Video-Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering|Section 42-61.2-14 - Compulsive and problem gambling program.

§ 42-61.2-14. Compulsive and problem gambling programs.The Division and the state acknowledge that the vast majority of gaming patrons can enjoy gambling games responsibly, but that there are certain societal costs associated with gaming by some individuals who have problems handling the product or services provided. The Division and the State further understand that it is their duty to act responsibly toward those who cannot participate conscientiously in gaming. Pursuant to the foregoing, Twin River and Twin River-Tiverton, in cooperation with the State, shall offer compulsive and problem gambling programs that include, but are not limited to (a) Problem gambling awareness programs for employees; (b) Player self-exclusion program; and (c) Promotion of a problem gambling hotline. Twin River and Twin River-Tiverton shall modify their existing compulsive and problem-gambling programs to include table games and sports wagering to the extent such games are authorized at such facilities. Twin River and Twin River-Tiverton shall reimburse and pay to the Division no less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in aggregate annually for compulsive and problem gambling programs established by the Division. The contribution from each facility shall be determined by the Division.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 289, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 290, § 7; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 2021, ch. 41, § 5, effective June 11, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 42, § 5, effective June 11, 2021.
RI Gen L § 42-61.2-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.2 - Video-Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering|Section 42-61.2-15 - Table game and sports-wagering hours of operation.

§ 42-61.2-15. Table game and sports-wagering hours of operation.(a) To the extent table games are authorized at the premises of a table-game retailer, such table games may be offered at the premises of a table-game retailer for all or a portion of the days and times that video lottery games are offered.(b) To the extent sports wagering is authorized at the premises of a table-game retailer, such sports wagering may be offered at the premises of such table-game retailer for all or a portion of the days and times that video lottery games are offered.(c) To the extent online sports wagering is authorized at a hosting facility, such online sports wagering may be offered without any restriction on hours of operation and shall not be limited by the days and times that video lottery games and/or table games are offered.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 289, § 7; P.L. 2012, ch. 290, § 7; P.L. 2016, ch. 5, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 6, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 2019, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 8, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-61.2-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.2 - Video-Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering|Section 42-61.2-16 - General requirements for online sports wagering.

§ 42-61.2-16. General requirements for online sports wagering.(a) Online sports wagering shall only occur within the state of Rhode Island. A hosting facility shall only accept online wagers from players who have been affirmatively located as being physically present in the state of Rhode Island at the time of their wager.(b) The server-based gaming system shall employ a mechanism to detect the physical location of a player at the time the player is wagering and as frequently as specified in any regulations promulgated by the state, through the division. If the system detects that the physical location of the patron at the time the player is wagering is in an area outside the state of Rhode Island, the system shall not accept that patron's wagers until such time as the patron is in the state of Rhode Island.(c) The server-based gaming system and all hardware, software, and other technology or equipment located on a hosting facility's premises and used to conduct online sports wagering shall be located in a restricted area on the hosting facility's premises.(d) Online sports wagering shall only be engaged in by patrons who have established an online gaming account pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the division.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 7, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 8, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 73, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-61.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.3 - Casino Gaming|Section 42-61.3-3 - Barred from gaming facility - Restitution - Confiscation.

§ 42-61.3-3. Barred from gaming facility — Restitution — Confiscation.(a) In addition, anyone so convicted of any crime above may be barred for a period of time, including life, from any gaming facility by court order, the division of state lottery or the gaming facility.(b) Upon conviction of either a felony or misdemeanor in this chapter, the sentencing judge may require full restitution for any monetary losses suffered.(c) Any cheating device, paraphernalia used to manufacture cheating devices, counterfeit: coins, slugs, tokens, gaming chips, debit instruments, player rewards cards or any counterfeit wagering instruments and/or devices resembling tokens, gaming chips, debit or other wagering instruments or any other equipment or real or personal property used, obtained or received in violation of this chapter, shall be confiscated by the division of state lottery, the gaming facility and/or the gaming enforcement unit of the state police and shall be forfeited to the gaming enforcement unit. This section shall include the confiscation and forfeiture of vehicles containing any item(s) listed above.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 106, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 107, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-61.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-61.3 - Casino Gaming|Section 42-61.3-4 - Additional crimes.

§ 42-61.3-4. Additional crimes.The criminal offenses under this chapter shall be in addition to any other offenses under the general laws and nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to prohibit the prosecution for any other such offenses.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 106, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 107, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-62-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-1 - Short title.

§ 42-62-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and designated as the "Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan ("CHIP") Act".History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-2 - Repealed.

§ 42-62-2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-62-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-3 - Exercise of police power.

§ 42-62-3. Exercise of police power.This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-5 - Entitlement.

§ 42-62-5. Entitlement.Each person residing in the state regardless of age, sex, race, religion, occupational status, or previously existing physical condition shall be entitled:(1) To receive financial protection from costs of health services under conditions and limitations established by this chapter;(2) To have access to available diagnostic, curative, and rehabilitative health services which are medically necessary; and(3) To obtain through insurers financial protection against the costs of these health services provided by qualified programs.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-6 - 42-62-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-6 - 42-62-8 - Repealed.

§ 42-62-6 — 42-62-8. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-62-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-9 - Employees' health benefit plans.

§ 42-62-9. Employees' health benefit plans.Each employer shall, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the director of the department of business regulation in consultation with the director of the department of health, offer the opportunity for his or her employees to enroll in any available qualified health maintenance organization on the same absolute dollar cost sharing terms which may be provided for other health benefits plans made available for employee enrollment.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 25, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-62-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-11 - Duty of health care providers to serve without discrimination - Certification.

§ 42-62-11. Duty of health care providers to serve without discrimination — Certification.(a) Persons and other entities providing health services in the state have a duty to provide those services to any person in need of health services without regard to the person's race, sex, religion, age, or occupational status.(b) On the basis of the duties required by this chapter and on the basis of existing legal requirements, the director of the department of human services shall provide by regulations promulgated under this chapter for the certification of providers and vendors of health services. The persons or entities found to be not meeting the duty prescribed by subsection (a) may after a hearing, be denied by the director of human services certification required for eligibility for reimbursements by insurers, for periods of not more than one year for each determination.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 21, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-13.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-13.1 - Insurer's assessment.

§ 42-62-13.1. Insurer's assessment.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, each domestic nonprofit insurer shall be charged an assessment to partially support the activities of the division of insurance in the department of business regulation.(b) Commencing in fiscal year 1990-1991, each domestic insurer's assessment shall be determined in accordance with the following ratio:(1) By dividing the insurer's total direct premiums by the total direct premiums, including annuities, less policyholder dividends of all domestic insurance companies plus the total direct premiums of domestic companies licensed or regulated pursuant to chapters 19, 20, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 25, 41 of title 27, and this chapter;(2) And then by multiplying the resulting ratio times two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).(c) The minimum assessment charged shall be the greater of the sum determined by subsection (b) or one thousand dollars ($1,000).(d) No insurer licensed or regulated pursuant to more than one chapter of the general laws shall pay more than one assessment.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 29, § 9.
RI Gen L § 42-62-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-14 - Discrimination by insurance vendors - Payment to uncertified providers of health services.

§ 42-62-14. Discrimination by insurance vendors — Payment to uncertified providers of health services.(a) It shall be the duty of any insurer that issues to a resident of Rhode Island a qualified program of health benefits:(1) To offer, at the option of the applicant, an individual policy or contract providing either (i) the hospital and physicians service benefits described in § 42-62-10(c), or (ii) all of the benefits described in § 42-62-10(c), to any resident of Rhode Island regardless of age, sex, race, occupational status, physical condition, and it shall be the duty of any insurer that issues a Rhode Island qualified group program of health benefits to offer, at the option of the applicant, a group policy or contract providing either (i) the hospital and physicians' service benefits described in § 42-62-10(c), or (ii), all of the benefits described in § 42-62-10(c), to any employer regardless of age, sex, race, occupational status, or physical condition of any employee, or number of persons employed;(2) To promote efficient management; and(3) To reimburse only vendors of health services certified by the director of the department of health.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to health maintenance organizations.(c) It shall be the duty of vendors of eligible health services to provide those services to insurers and other persons at costs, charges, or rates which are equitable, non-discriminatory, and in the public interest. In the event that the director of the department of business regulation shall determine that a vendor is discriminating unlawfully against any insurer with respect to costs, charges, or rates, the director shall advise the vendor in writing to cease the discriminatory practices forthwith.(d) At any hearing conducted pursuant to § 42-62-13, the director of the department of business regulation may disallow any payments made by an insurer to a vendor not certified by the department of health, or to a vendor which has failed to cease discriminatory practices against any insurer after having received a notice from the director of business regulation pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 184, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-15 - Facility reinsurance pool.

§ 42-62-15. Facility reinsurance pool.(a) To be eligible to offer plans meeting minimum standards, insurers which are for profit entities or self insurers may enter an agreement to form a facility reinsurance pool within which losses are shared among the insurers on an annual basis in proportion to the number of persons insured pursuant to articles I and II of this chapter.(b) The agreements shall not be effective until approved by the director of the department of business regulation as being in the public interest and in conformance with regulations issued by the department of business regulation.(c) If, after a sixty (60) day notice to all of these facility reinsurance pool insurers and after a public hearing, the director of the department of business regulation makes a finding that there is a lack of fair competition among the insurers, or that the public interest is not being served by existing agreements, or by a lack of an agreement, the director may require these insurers as a condition of doing business within the state to participate in the facility reinsurance pool established under regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-16 - Health resources development fund.

§ 42-62-16. Health resources development fund.(a) There is established in the department of health the health resources development fund to be administered by the director of the department of health pursuant to the terms and for the purposes stated in this section and § 42-62-17.(b) Moneys in the fund or for a project authorized pursuant to § 42-62-17 may be expended by contract, loan, or grant, to maintain, to expand, and to improve health facilities, health services, and health education in the state. The purposes shall include the following: construction or modernization of health facilities, the education or training of persons who would be qualified to provide professional health services, meeting the start-up costs of new forms of health delivery systems, such as health maintenance organizations, benefits for persons lacking adequate insured coverage, and the development and implementation of experiments in lower costs or to improve the quality, availability, and accessibility of health services.(c) Moneys provided by loan shall be disbursed for periods not exceeding twenty-five (25) years and at an annual rate of interest not exceeding five percent (5%).(d) Moneys may be made available for scholarships to schools of medicine or dentistry on the condition that for each year of educational cost provided by the fund the recipient is required to serve as an employee of the department of health or the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals for a period of two (2) years.(e) Moneys disbursed from the fund or for projects authorized by § 42-62-17 shall be for purposes in conformance with state plans for comprehensive health, health services, manpower, and land use, as approved by the governor.(f) The director of the department of health, in consultation with the appropriate departmental advisory councils, shall establish criteria for eligible capital projects and eligible education and training projects which are consistent with the comprehensive health, manpower, and land use plans approved by the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-17 - Funds received from insurers or others.

§ 42-62-17. Funds received from insurers or others.(a) The director of health is authorized to expend from the health resources development fund any moneys that may be appropriated by the general assembly or received from insurers or other entities for the purposes of § 42-62-16.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of their articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other enabling documents or laws to the contrary, an insurer is authorized to allocate sums of money, derived from the collections of premiums, to the health resources development fund.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of their articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other enabling documents or law to the contrary, an insurer is further authorized to expend on an annual basis a sum of moneys equal to not more than five percent (5%) of its previous year's premium income for a project approved by the director of health, with the concurrence of the director of business regulation. The director of health is authorized to approve projects which are in conformance with the purposes of § 42-62-16 and with the criteria further established pursuant to § 42-62-16.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-62-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act|Section 42-62-18 - Designation of responsibilities.

§ 42-62-18. Designation of responsibilities.(a) To the extent not otherwise designated in this chapter, the governor may designate a department as having responsibility for the implementation of a specific duty required by this chapter. The governor shall report that designation to the general assembly no later than the following year, and each house of the general assembly shall have thirty (30) days within which to disapprove any of the designated delegations and to substitute by passage of new legislation different delegations.(b) To the extent that existing health-related functions within departments or divisions need to be removed to another department for the purposes of more efficient administration, or to the extent that new divisions need to be established to meet the purposes of this chapter, the governor shall make the determinations and shall include the determinations within his or her report to the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 289, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 21, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 25, § 2.