Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2034: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurers to cover buprenorphine without a cop
Status: Passed one chamber, June 9, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurers to cover buprenorphine without a copayment or deductible.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
2026 -- S 2034 ======== LC003363 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES Introduced By: Senators Rogers, de la Cruz, Paolino, Murray, and Raptakis Date Introduced: January 09, 2026 Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 27-18 of the General Laws entitled "Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 27-18-96. Buprenorphine. Every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy that provides prescription coverage and that is delivered, issued for delivery, prescribed, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027, shall provide coverage for at least one type of buprenorphine for each form of administration. There shall be no copayment required and no deductible shall need to be met by the contract, plan, or policy, every twelve (12) month plan year. A deductible may be applied to health plans that are paired with a federally qualified health savings account pursuant to 26 U.S.C § 223. Nothing in this section would prohibit a health plan from implementing this benefit prior to January 1, 2027. SECTION 2. Chapter 27-19 of the General Laws entitled "Nonprofit Hospital Service Corporations" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following …
Sponsors
- Gordon Rogers (R, SD-021) · primary sponsor
- Jessica de la Cruz (R, SD-023)
- Thomas Paolino (R, SD-017)
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024)
- Leonidas Raptakis (D, SD-033)
Latest actions
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Votes
- Senate Seq #485: (June 9, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage (June 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage (April 14, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is S2034?
- S2034 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurers to cover buprenorphine without a cop.
- What does S2034 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurers to cover buprenorphine without a copayment or deductible.)
- What is the status of S2034?
- Passed one chamber as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Senate read and passed (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2034?
- Gordon Rogers (R, SD-021), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2034?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2034.pdf
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