Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7427: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT (Prohibits health insurance companies or othe
Status: Passed one chamber, June 11, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT (Prohibits health insurance companies or other payors from including in physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support overhead.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
2026 -- H 7427 ======== LC003921 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT Introduced By: Representatives Hopkins, J. Brien, Casimiro, Perez, Nardone, Fascia, Read, Chippendale, Place, and Paplauskas Date Introduced: January 30, 2026 Referred To: House Health & Human Services It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Title 5 of the General Laws entitled "BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER 37.9 THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT 5-37.9-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Primary Care Preservation Act." 5-37.9-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Administrative or operational fee" means a reasonable charge assessed by a physician practice to patients for non-clinical services necessary to support operations including, but not limited to, reception, scheduling, care coordination, referral management, communication systems, record handling, and other administrative functions. (2) "Payor" means any insurer, health maintenance organization, or other entity responsible for payment of healthcare services under a health plan. (3) "Physician practice" means a medical practice owned or operated by one or more licensed physicians providing outpatient care in the …
Sponsors
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Jon Brien (I)
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031)
- Ramon Perez (D)
- George Nardone (R)
- Richard Fascia (R, HD-042)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- David Place (R, HD-047)
- Christopher Paplauskas (R)
Latest actions
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Committee transferred to House Corporations
- : Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
Votes
- House Seq #527: PASSAGE (June 11, 2026): 65 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House Committee on Corporations: Passage (June 10, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
Common questions
- What is H7427?
- H7427 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT (Prohibits health insurance companies or othe.
- What does H7427 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT (Prohibits health insurance companies or other payors from including in physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support overhead.)
- What is the status of H7427?
- Passed one chamber as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7427?
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7427?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7427.pdf
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