reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation › Section 42-14-16.1. - Order to cease and desist.

§ 42-14-16.1. Order to cease and desist.
(a)
If the director, or his or her designee, has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activities requiring licensure under title 27 or any other provisions of the general laws or public laws within the jurisdiction of the department without obtaining a license, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license conducts any activities requiring licensure under title 27 or any other provisions of the general laws or public laws within the jurisdiction of the department, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of applicable law.
(b)
The order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named in the order in the same manner that summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order, certified mail, return receipt requested, to that person at any address at which he or she has done business or at which he or she lives. If, upon that hearing, the department is satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of applicable law, then the department may order that person, in writing, to cease and desist from that violation.
(c)
All hearings shall be governed in accordance with chapter 35 of this title, the “administrative procedures act.” If that person fails to comply with an order of the department after being afforded a hearing, the superior court in Providence county has jurisdiction upon complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 16; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation › Section 42-14-17. - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-14-17. Rules and regulations.
The director of the department of business regulation may promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to carry out the duties assigned to him or her by this title or any other provision of law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 445, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation › Section 42-14-18. - Form and rate filing fees.

§ 42-14-18. Form and rate filing fees.
The following fees shall be charged for the services of the division of insurance in reviewing policy or certificate forms, as those terms are defined in § 27-29-2(8), and related forms and rates that are required by law to be submitted by insurers, as that term is defined in § 27-29-2(5), for review and approval by the director prior to use:
(1)
For each policy or certificate form included in a single package, including any related forms, rates, and other documents submitted in the same package — forty dollars ($40.00); and
(2)
For related forms or revised rates in connection with a policy that has been previously approved, submitted in a single package, charged based upon the number of policies involved — twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(3)
Fees shall be submitted with each filing and shall be deposited as general revenue. These fees shall be in addition to any taxes and fees otherwise payable to the state.
(4)
Before any form approved pursuant to chapter 2.5 of title 27 may be used in the state of Rhode Island, the fees specified in this section must be paid.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 62, § 16; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 130; P.L. 2005, ch. 173, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 91, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 94, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14 - Department of Business Regulation › Section 42-14-19. - Cost of legal fees.

§ 42-14-19. Cost of legal fees.
The director is hereby authorized and may in his or her discretion recover the reasonable cost of legal services provided by in-house attorneys of the office of legal counsel of the department of business regulation and incurred by the department of business regulation in matters pertaining to rate filings and examinations. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the director to retain legal counsel and to recover the costs of such legal counsel pursuant to other provisions of the general laws.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 62, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.1 - Department of Business Regulation — Medical Malpractice Insurance › Section 42-14.1-2. - Malpractice insurance.

§ 42-14.1-2. Malpractice insurance.
(a)
The director of business regulation shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring all licensed medical and dental professional and all licensed health care providers to be covered by professional liability insurance insuring the practitioner for claims of bodily injury or death arising out of malpractice, professional error, or mistake. The director of the department of business regulation is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations establishing the minimum insurance coverage limits which shall be required; provided, however, that such limits shall not be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for claims arising out of the same professional service and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in the aggregate. The director of the department of business regulation is further authorized to establish rules and regulations allowing persons or entities with sufficient financial resources to be self-insurers.
(b)
Every licensed health care provider in direct patient care within a licensed hospital shall obtain liability insurance in a minimum amount determined by the board of trustees of that hospital.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 350, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-1. - Definitions.

§ 42-14.2-1. Definitions.
(a) “Auto wrecking processor”
or
“auto salvage processor”
, as used in this chapter, means a person, firm, corporation, or association that destroys, junks, dismantles, processes, or stores for later dismantling or destruction motor vehicles or parts thereof.
(b) “Auto wrecking yard”
or
“auto salvage yard”
, as used in this chapter, means land upon which a person, firm, corporation, or association destroys, junks, dismantles, or stores for later dismantling or destruction motor vehicles or parts thereof, and may engage in the sale of used motor vehicle parts, or scrap therefrom.
(c) “Department”
or
“licensor”
, as used in this chapter, means the “department of business regulation”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1984, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-2. - Duties of the department of business regulation.

§ 42-14.2-2. Duties of the department of business regulation.
The department is hereby authorized to establish rules and regulations as appropriate in the public interest. The records of the department shall be open to inspection.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 82, § 15; P.L. 2015, ch. 105, § 15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-3. - License required.

§ 42-14.2-3. License required.
No person shall establish or operate an auto wrecking yard or auto salvage yard without a license therefor as provided in this chapter and in chapter 21 of title 5. The license issued to a licensee for the operation of an auto wrecking yard or auto salvage yard shall be utilized solely at that location specified on the license, and said location shall be used substantially for that operation, and not as a subordinate of a related business. The subordinate or related business, if any, will be separate and apart from the auto wrecking yard and auto salvage yard operation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1984, ch. 47, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-4. - Application for license.

§ 42-14.2-4. Application for license.
Application for license shall be made to the department upon the form prescribed by it. The department may require in the application or otherwise information relating to the location at which the business is to be conducted, the nature of the business, the name and residence of the applicant; if the applicant is a partnership, the name and residence of each partner; and if the applicant is a corporation, the names and residences of its principal officers and directors. The department may further require information relating to the applicant’s financial status, his or her business integrity, whether the applicant has complied with chapter 21 of title 5, and whether the applicant conforms to all local ordinances pertaining to and governing the operation of auto wrecking and salvage yards, and any other pertinent information, all of which may be considered by the department in determining whether the granting of the application is in the public interest. Every application shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the applicant, if an individual, or by one of the partners if the applicant is a partnership, or by an officer of the corporation if the applicant is a corporation, and shall be accompanied by the required fee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1982, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-5.1. - Term of licenses.

§ 42-14.2-5.1. Term of licenses.
The director of the department of business regulation shall promulgate rules mandating the term of license for each license issued pursuant to this chapter; however, no license shall remain in force for a period in excess of three (3) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-5.2. - License fees — Renewal applications.

§ 42-14.2-5.2. License fees — Renewal applications.
Any fee for the initial issuance or renewal of a license shall be determined by multiplying the per annum rate of the number of years in the term of license. The total fee for the entire term of license shall be paid prior to the issuance of the initial license or of the renewal. The application for renewal shall be made not less than thirty (30) days from date of expiration. Upon payment of the required fee, the license shall be renewed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-6. - License fee.

§ 42-14.2-6. License fee.
Every application to the department for renewal of an existing license or the issuance of a new license shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per annum, payable to the state of Rhode Island. In the event the application is denied, the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 14; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 13; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 33, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-7. - Display and transfer of license.

§ 42-14.2-7. Display and transfer of license.
Every license hereunder issued shall specify the location of each wrecking yard or salvage yard and must be conspicuously displayed at that location, or if the licensee wishes to change his or her location, an application shall be filed with the department requesting the change, and the permission of the department shall be necessary for a change of location. The license shall not be transferable or assignable without the express written consent of the department which shall, if it approves the transfer or assignment, issue a new license to the transferee or assignee subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter; provided, however, that the full fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per annum for each year of the term of license shall be paid in full for the new license regardless of the unexpired term of the license to be transferred. The license number shall appear on all business communications, advertising, estimates, signs, business cards, and other written documentation relating to that business.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 184, § 15; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 33, § 4; P.L. 2008, ch. 355, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 365, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-8. - Requirements.

§ 42-14.2-8. Requirements.
No new license shall be granted under the provisions of this chapter unless:
(1)
The applicant shall have complied with and obtained a license under the licensing ordinances enacted pursuant to the provisions of § 5-21-1 entitled “second-hand dealers.”
(2)
If the applicant proposes to establish an automobile wrecking yard in a municipality not issuing licenses under the provisions of chapter 21 of title 5, the location must be:
(i)
More than one thousand feet (1,000′) from the nearest edge of any highway on the interstate or primary system;
(ii)
More than six hundred feet (600′) from any other state highway;
(iii)
More than three hundred feet (300′) from any park, bathing beach, playground, school, church or cemetery and not within view therefrom;
(iv)
Screened from view and enclosed by a properly maintained fence at least six feet (6′) high except where a natural barrier provides appropriate screening; and
(v)
In size amounting to at least two (2) acres of land and shall be one contiguous lot.
(3)
A description of the land upon which the location intended to be licensed in accordance with subdivision (2) shall be made available to the department by a surveyor’s survey plan, a city or town assessor’s map, or an aerial cartographic chart reflecting the area.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1984, ch. 47, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-9. - Denial or revoking of licenses.

§ 42-14.2-9. Denial or revoking of licenses.
The department may deny an application for a license, or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted, or refuse to renew a license for any of the following reasons:
(1)
Proof of unfitness of the applicant or licensee to engage in this business.
(2)
A material misstatement by the applicant or licensee in his application for a license or renewal thereof.
(3)
Willful failure of the applicant or licensee to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with any rule or regulation promulgated by the board.
(4)
Proof that the applicant or licensee has willfully defrauded the owner of a motor vehicle.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-10. - Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.

§ 42-14.2-10. Procedure for suspension or revocation of license.
No license shall be suspended or revoked nor shall any renewal be refused except after a hearing thereon in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act in chapter 35 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-11. - Bond.

§ 42-14.2-11. Bond.
No person shall establish or operate an auto wrecking yard or auto salvage yard, without the applicant thereof having executed and filed a bond to the state with such surety as the department requires.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-12. - Power of department in hearings.

§ 42-14.2-12. Power of department in hearings.
The department shall have the power in hearings arising under this chapter to determine the place where the hearing shall be held, to administer oaths, to subpoena witnesses, to take depositions of witnesses residing without the state in the manner provided for in civil actions before courts of this state, and to pay witness fees and the mileage for attendance as is provided for witnesses in civil actions in the superior court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-13. - Penalties.

§ 42-14.2-13. Penalties.
Any person, firm, corporation, or association violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, corporation, or association who is convicted for violation of any section of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment for each violation of the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1982, ch. 273, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-14. - Records of transactions to be maintained.

§ 42-14.2-14. Records of transactions to be maintained.
Every license holder shall maintain a record in the form prescribed by the department to show:
(1)
The motor and serial number of every vehicle acquired to be wrecked or dismantled, the date of acquisition, and the name and residence of the person from whom the vehicle was acquired;
(2)
A description sufficient to identify every motor vehicle body, engine, or other major component which is sold, the vehicle identification number, the date of the sale, and the name and residence of the person to whom sold.
(3)
Any other records the department deems necessary.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1983, ch. 221, § 9; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-15. - Inspection of records.

§ 42-14.2-15. Inspection of records.
All records kept in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be open to inspection by the department and its duly authorized representatives, by the division of motor vehicles and by any state or municipal official or police officer during reasonable business hours.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-16. - License limitation.

§ 42-14.2-16. License limitation.
No license shall be issued which would permit operation on Sundays or holidays.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-17. - Severability.

§ 42-14.2-17. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-18. - Effect on Junkyard Control Act.

§ 42-14.2-18. Effect on Junkyard Control Act.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to amend or repeal any provision of chapter 14 in title 24, or of chapter 21 in title 5.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 225, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-20. - Cease and desist orders.

§ 42-14.2-20. Cease and desist orders.
(a)
If the department shall have reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is violating the provisions of this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held not sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of the order to show cause why the commission should not issue an order to the person to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
An order to show cause may be served on any person, firm, corporation, or association named therein by any person in the same manner that a summons in a civil action may be served, or by mailing a copy of the order to the person at any address at which he or she has done business or at which he or she lives. If upon the hearing the department shall be satisfied that the person is in fact violating any provision of this chapter, then the department shall order that person, in writing, to cease and desist from the violation. At any hearing, any person subject to an order of the department to cease and desist may be represented by counsel.
(c)
The department shall not be bound by common law rules of evidence, but may receive and consider any statements, documents, and things which shall be considered by them necessary or useful in arriving at their decision. If that person shall thereafter fail to comply with the order of the department, the superior court for Providence County shall have jurisdiction upon the complaint of the department to restrain and enjoin that person from violating this chapter. The complaint shall be in the form of a civil action. The findings and order of the department shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person ordered by the department to cease and desist has violated the provisions of this chapter.
(d)
The attorney general shall afford the department any necessary assistance in obtaining relief in the superior court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 32, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.2 - Department of Business Regulation — Automobile Wrecking and Salvage Yards › Section 42-14.2-21. - Storage of wrecked or junked vehicles.

§ 42-14.2-21. Storage of wrecked or junked vehicles.
The storage of wrecked or junked vehicles or parts thereof outside the confines of the fenced area or natural barrier is strictly prohibited.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 47, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.3 - Public Utilities Commission › Section 42-14.3-1. - Commission established — Powers.

§ 42-14.3-1. Commission established — Powers.
There shall be a public utilities commission. The head of the commission shall be the chairperson of the public utilities commission, who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by this title, the provisions of chapters 1 — 20, inclusive, of title 39, and of all other general laws and public laws heretofore carried out by the former administrator of public utilities and carriers and division of public utilities and carriers.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.3 - Public Utilities Commission › Section 42-14.3-2. - Organization.

§ 42-14.3-2. Organization.
The commission shall be organized into such divisions, subdivisions, and agencies as the chairperson shall find necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the commission.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 335, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.4 - Department of Business Regulation — Apartment Listing Services › Section 42-14.4-1. - Definitions.

§ 42-14.4-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Apartment”
means any house or building or portion of a house or building which is rented, leased, or hired out to be occupied as a home or residence by one or more persons;
(2) “Apartment listing service”
means any person, partnership, or corporation who, in exchange for a fee permits a customer to inspect or otherwise utilize a listing of apartments for rent;
(3) “Customer”
means any person who pays a fee to an apartment listing service for assistance in obtaining an apartment rental;
(4) “Listing”
means any oral or written communication concerning a specific apartment for rent; and
(5) “Person”
means any individual, association, partnership, or corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 150, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.4 - Department of Business Regulation — Apartment Listing Services › Section 42-14.4-2. - License required.

§ 42-14.4-2. License required.
No person, partnership, or corporation may engage in business as an apartment listing service without first obtaining a real estate broker’s license from the department of business regulation. Any apartment listing service which is issued a real estate broker’s license under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to all the rights, duties, and liabilities of a real estate broker as provided for in chapter 20.5 of title 5. Further, the apartment listing service shall also be subject to the rules and regulations that govern the conduct of real estate brokers promulgated by the department of business regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 150, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-1. - Health insurance commissioner.

§ 42-14.5-1. Health insurance commissioner.
There is hereby established, within the department of business regulation, an office of the health insurance commissioner. The health insurance commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The director of business regulation shall grant to the health insurance commissioner reasonable access to appropriate expert staff.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 446, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 557, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-1.1. - Legislative findings.

§ 42-14.5-1.1. Legislative findings.
The general assembly hereby finds and declares as follows:
(1)
A substantial amount of health care services in this state are purchased for the benefit of patients by health care insurers engaged in the provision of health care financing services or is otherwise delivered subject to the terms of agreements between health care insurers and providers of the services.
(2)
Health care insurers are able to control the flow of patients to providers of health care services through compelling financial incentives for patients in their plans to utilize only the services of providers with whom the insurers have contracted.
(3)
Health care insurers also control the health care services rendered to patients through utilization review programs and other managed care tools and associated coverage and payment policies.
(4)
By incorporation or merger the power of health care insurers in markets of this state for health care services has become great enough to create a competitive imbalance, reducing levels of competition and threatening the availability of high quality, cost-effective health care.
(5)
The power of health care insurers to unilaterally impose provider contract terms may jeopardize the ability of physicians and other health care providers to deliver the superior quality health care services that have been traditionally available in this state.
(6)
It is the intention of the general assembly to authorize health care providers to jointly discuss with health care insurers topics of concern regarding the provision of quality health care through a committee established by an advisory to the health insurance commissioner.
History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 273, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 274, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-2. - Purpose.

§ 42-14.5-2. Purpose.
With respect to health insurance as defined in § 42-14-5, the health insurance commissioner shall discharge the powers and duties of office to:
(1)
Guard the solvency of health insurers;
(2)
Protect the interests of consumers;
(3)
Encourage fair treatment of health care providers;
(4)
Encourage policies and developments that improve the quality and efficiency of health care service delivery and outcomes; and
(5)
View the health care system as a comprehensive entity and encourage and direct insurers towards policies that advance the welfare of the public through overall efficiency, improved health care quality, and appropriate access.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 446, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 557, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-2.1. - Definitions.

§ 42-14.5-2.1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)
“Accountability standards” means measures including service processes, client and population outcomes, practice standard compliance and fiscal integrity of social and human service providers on the individual contractual level and service type for all state contacts of the state or any subdivision or agency to include, but not limited to, the department of children, youth and families (DCYF), the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH), the department of human services (DHS), the department of health (DOH), and Medicaid. This may include mandatory reporting, consolidated, standardized reporting, audits regardless of organizational tax status, and accountability dashboards of aforementioned state departments or subdivisions that are regularly shared with the public.
(2)
“Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)” means the department that serves as “principal agency of the executive branch of state government” (§ 42-7.2-2) responsible for managing the departments and offices of: health (RIDOH), human services (DHS), healthy aging (OHA), veterans services (VETS), children, youth and families (DCYF), and behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH). EOHHS is also designated as the single state agency with authority to administer the Medicaid program in Rhode Island.
(3)
“Rate review” means the process of reviewing and reporting of specific trending factors that influence the cost of service that informs rate setting.
(4)
“Rate setting” means the process of establishing rates for social and human service programs that are based on a thorough rate review process.
(5)
“Social and human service program” means a social, mental health, developmental disability, child welfare, juvenile justice, prevention services, habilitative, rehabilitative, substance use disorder treatment, residential care, adult or adolescent day services, vocational, employment and training, or aging service program or accommodations purchased by the state.
(6)
“Social and human service provider” means a provider of social and human service programs pursuant to a contract with the state or any subdivision or agency to include, but not be limited to, the department of children, youth and families (DCYF), the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH), the department of human services (DHS), the department of health (DOH), and Medicaid.
(7)
“State government and the provider network” refers to the contractual relationship between a state agency or subdivision of a state agency and private companies the state contracts with to provide the network of mandated and discretionary social and human services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 12, § 8, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-3.1. - Reporting changes in federal law.

§ 42-14.5-3.1. Reporting changes in federal law.
If any provision of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and/or its implementing regulations relating to coverage for essential health benefits or preventive services are determined by the commissioner to have been repealed or to have been declared invalid or nullified by the final judgment of a federal court applicable to the state or by executive or administrative action, which shall be deemed to include an action of the executive or judicial branch that nullifies the effectiveness of the provision, such that the commissioner intends to take action pursuant to the authority conferred on the commissioner pursuant to the authority granted by § 27-18.5-11, § 27-18.6-3.2, or § 27-50-18, the commissioner shall report to the general assembly as soon as possible to describe the impact of the change and to make recommendations regarding consumer protections, consumer choices, and stabilization and affordability of the Rhode Island insurance market.
History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 214, § 6, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 215, § 6, effective June 21, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-4. - Actuary and subject matter experts.

§ 42-14.5-4. Actuary and subject matter experts.
The health insurance commissioner may contract with an actuary and/or other subject matter experts to assist him or her in conducting the study required under subsection 42-14.5-3(g). The actuary or other expert shall serve under the direction of the health insurance commissioner. Health insurance companies doing business in this state, including, but not limited to, nonprofit hospital service corporations and nonprofit medical service corporations established pursuant to chapters 27-19 and 27-20, and health maintenance organizations established pursuant to chapter 27-41, shall be assessed according to a schedule of their direct writing of health insurance in this state to pay for the compensation of the actuary. The amount assessed to all health insurance companies doing business in this state for the study conducted under subsection 42-14.5-3(g) shall not exceed a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 82, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 205, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.5 - The Rhode Island Health Care Reform Act of 2004 — Health Insurance Oversight › Section 42-14.5-5. - Severability.

§ 42-14.5-5. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 12, § 8, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-1. - Short title.

§ 42-14.6-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act.”
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-3. - Definitions.

§ 42-14.6-3. Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Commissioner” means the health insurance commissioner.
(2)
“Health insurer” means all entities licensed, or required to be licensed, in this state that offer health benefit plans in Rhode Island including, but not limited to, nonprofit hospital service corporations and nonprofit medical-service corporations established pursuant to chapters 19 and 20 of title 27, and health maintenance organizations established pursuant to chapter 41 of title 27 or as defined in chapter 62 of this title, a fraternal benefit society or any other entity subject to state insurance regulation that provides medical care on the basis of a periodic premium, paid directly or through an association, trust or other intermediary, and issued, renewed, or delivered within or without Rhode Island.
(3)
“Health insurance plan” means any individual, general, blanket or group policy of health, accident and sickness insurance issued by a health insurer (as herein defined). Health Insurance Plan shall not include insurance coverage providing benefits for:
(i)
Hospital confinement indemnity;
(ii)
Disability income;
(iii)
Accident only;
(iv)
Long-term care;
(v)
Medicare supplement;
(vi)
Limited benefit health;
(vii)
Specified disease indemnity;
(viii)
Sickness or bodily injury or death by accident or both; and
(ix)
Other limited benefit policies.
(4)
“Personal clinician” means a physician, physician assistant, or an advanced practice nurse licensed by the department of health.
(5)
“State healthcare program” means medical assistance, RIteCare, and any other health insurance program provided through the office of health and human services (OHHS) and its component state agencies state healthcare program does not include any health insurance plan provided as a benefit to state employees or retirees.
(6)
“Patient-centered medical home” means a practice that satisfies the characteristics described in § 42-14.6-2, and is designated as such by the secretary, or through alternative models as provided for in § 42-14.6-7, based on standards recommended by the patient-centered medical home collaborative.
(7)
“Patient-centered medical home collaborative” means a community advisory council, including, but not limited to, participants in the existing Rhode Island patient-centered medical home pilot project, and health insurers, physicians and other clinicians, employers, the state healthcare program, relevant state agencies, community health centers, hospitals, other providers, patients, and patient advocates which shall provide consultation and recommendations to the secretary and the commissioner on all matters relating to proposed regulations, development of standards, and development of payment mechanisms.
(8)
“Secretary” means the secretary of the executive office of health and human services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-5. - Annual reports on implementation and administration.

§ 42-14.6-5. Annual reports on implementation and administration.
The secretary and commissioner shall report annually to the legislature on the implementation and administration of the patient-centered medical home model.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-6. - Evaluation reports.

§ 42-14.6-6. Evaluation reports.
(a)
The secretary and commissioner shall provide to the legislature comprehensive evaluations of the patient-centered medical home model two (2) years and four (4) years after implementation. The evaluation must include:
(1)
The number of enrollees in patient-centered medical homes in the collaborative and the health characteristics of enrollees;
(2)
The number and geographic distribution of patient-centered medical home providers in the collaborative and the number of primary care physicians per thousand populations;
(3)
The performance and quality of care of patient-centered medical homes in the collaborative;
(4)
The estimated impact of patient-centered medical homes on access to preventive care;
(5)
Patient-centered medical home payment arrangements, and costs related to implementation and payment of care coordination fees;
(6)
The estimated impact of patient-centered medical homes on health status and health disparities; and
(7)
Estimated savings from implementation of the patient-centered medical home model.
(b)
Health insurers shall provide to the commissioner and secretary utilization, quality, financial, and other reports, specified by the commissioner and secretary, regarding the implementation and impact of patient-centered medical homes.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-7. - Alternative models.

§ 42-14.6-7. Alternative models.
Nothing in this section shall preclude the development of alternative patient centered medical home models by an insurer for its group and/or individual policies, or by the secretary, the commissioner or other state agencies or preclude insurers, the secretary, the commissioner or other state agencies from establishing alternative models and payment mechanisms for persons who are enrolled in integrated Medicare and Medicaid programs, are enrolled in managed care long-term care programs, are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, are in the waiting period for Medicare, or who have other primary coverage.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-8. - Regulations.

§ 42-14.6-8. Regulations.
The secretary of health and human services and the health insurance commissioner shall develop regulations to implement this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 260, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-14.6 - Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act › Section 42-14.6-9. - State patient-centered medical home program expansion.

§ 42-14.6-9. State patient-centered medical home program expansion.
(a)
The director of the department of administration is hereby authorized to expand the current patient-centered medical home program for state employees and retirees with chronic health conditions that are covered by the state employees health benefit program and are high frequency healthcare utilizers. This program shall be in addition to and shall not alter the Rhode Island All-Payer Patient-Centered Medical Home Act as set forth in § 42-14.6-4.
(b)
For the purposes of this program, “high utilizers” means individuals who are among the top one to five percent (1-5%) of utilization within their payer group.
(c)
“Patient-centered medical home” means a practice that satisfies the characteristics described in § 42-14.6-2.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 341, § 8; P.L. 2013, ch. 394, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-16.1 - Department of Labor and Training › Section 42-16.1-1. - Establishment of department — Director.

§ 42-16.1-1. Establishment of department — Director.
There is hereby established with the executive branch of state government a department of labor and training. The head of the department shall be the director of labor and training who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. The director shall receive such salary as provided by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-16.1 - Department of Labor and Training › Section 42-16.1-2. - Functions of director.

§ 42-16.1-2. Functions of director.
The director of labor and training shall:
(1)
Have all the powers and duties formerly vested by law in the director of labor with regard to factory inspectors and steam boiler inspectors, and such other duties as may be by law conferred upon the department;
(2)
Administer the labor laws of this state concerning women and children and be responsible for satisfactory working conditions of women and children employed in industry in this state by a division in the department which shall be known as the division of labor standards;
(3)
Administer the act relating to state wage payment and wage collection;
(4)
Have all of the powers and duties formerly vested in the director of the department of labor and administer those responsibilities set forth in chapters 29 — 38, inclusive, of title 28;
(5)
Have all the powers and duties formerly vested by law in the director of employment and training and administer those responsibilities set forth in chapters 39 — 44, inclusive, of title 28 and chapter 102 of title 42.
(6)
Provide to the department of administration any information, records or documents they certify as necessary to investigate suspected misclassification of employee status, wage and hour violations, or prevailing wage violations subject to their jurisdiction, even if deemed confidential under applicable law, provided that the confidentiality of such materials shall be maintained, to the extent required of the releasing department by any federal or state law or regulation, by all state departments to which the materials are released and no such information shall be publicly disclosed, except to the extent necessary for the requesting department or agency to adjudicate a violation of applicable law. The certification must include a representation that there is probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred. State departments sharing this information or materials may enter into written agreements via memorandums of understanding to ensure the safeguarding of such released information or materials.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 424, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 483, § 1.