Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2863: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires the state, and private insurers that cover pr
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires the state, and private insurers that cover prescription hormone therapy, to dispense twelve (12) months’ worth of the prescription as a single prescription.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 4, 2026:
2026 -- S 2863 ======== LC005388 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES Introduced By: Senators Murray, Valverde, Gu, Urso, DiMario, Mack, Euer, Lauria, Ujifusa, and Vargas Date Introduced: March 04, 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: 27-18-50.3. Prescription hormone therapy. (a) As used in this section, "prescription hormone therapy" means all drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that are used to medically suppress, increase, or replace hormones that the body is not producing at intended levels, as determined by the prescribing provider. Prescription hormone therapy includes, but is not limited to, any necessary supplies for administration. Prescription hormone therapy shall not include glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. (b) Beginning on the first day of each plan year after January 1, 2027, every individual or group health insurance contract, plan, or policy that provides prescription hormone therapy coverage and is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall provide reimbursement for dispensing covered prescription hormone therapy up to three hundred sixty-five (365) days at one …
Sponsors
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024) · primary sponsor
- Bridget Valverde (D, SD-035)
- Victoria Gu (D, SD-038)
- Lori Urso (D, SD-008)
- DiMario, Alana (D, SD-036)
- Tiara Mack (D, SD-006)
- Dawn Euer (D, SD-013)
- Pamela Lauria (D, SD-032)
- Linda Ujifusa (D, SD-011)
- Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028)
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 #412: (June 4, 2026): 36 yea, 2 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 7, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is S2863?
- S2863 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires the state, and private insurers that cover pr.
- What does S2863 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires the state, and private insurers that cover prescription hormone therapy, to dispense twelve (12) months’ worth of the prescription as a single prescription.)
- What is the status of S2863?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to House Health & Human Services (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2863?
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2863?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2863.pdf
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