Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2118: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM (Allows the office of health insurance commissioner
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM (Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 16, 2026:
2026 -- S 2118 ======== LC003665 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM Introduced By: Senators Lauria, DiMario, Murray, Valverde, Kallman, Ujifusa, Pearson, Zurier, Urso, and Euer Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 23-17.30-2, 23-17.30-4 and 23-17.30-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-17.30 entitled "Primary Care Training Sites Program" are hereby amended to read as follows: 23-17.30-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases are construed as follows: (1) "Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care" or "AAAHC" means an organization that provides ambulatory health care accreditation. (1)(2) "Director" means the director of the department of health. (2)(3) "Grant" means a sum awarded pursuant to a contract executed pursuant to § 2317.30-4. (3)(4) "National Committee for Quality Assurance" or "NCQA" means the nonprofit organization headquartered in the District of Columbia working to improve healthcare quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation. (4)(5) "Office" means the office of primary care training established pursuant to the provisions of § 23-17.30-3. (6) "Office of health insurance commissioner" or "OHIC" means the state agency with the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH), …
Sponsors
- Pamela Lauria (D, SD-032) · primary sponsor
- DiMario, Alana (D, SD-036)
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024)
- Bridget Valverde (D, SD-035)
- Meghan Kallman (D, SD-015)
- Linda Ujifusa (D, SD-011)
- Ryan Pearson (D, SD-019)
- Samuel Zurier (D, SD-003)
- Lori Urso (D, SD-008)
- Dawn Euer (D, SD-013)
Latest actions
- : Referred to House Health & Human Services
- : 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 #405: (June 4, 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 (March 12, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is S2118?
- S2118 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM (Allows the office of health insurance commissioner .
- What does S2118 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM (Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes.)
- What is the status of S2118?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to House Health & Human Services (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2118?
- Pamela Lauria (D, SD-032), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2118?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2118.pdf
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