Healthcare laws and bills in Rhode Island

Every bill in the Rhode Island Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
210bills in scope
Past committee
61past committee
Most recent action
23 June 2026most recent action

Healthcare laws enacted in Rhode Island in 2026

The 13 most recent Healthcare bills enacted in Rhode Island this year are below, the latest with a last action on 23 June 2026. They lead the list below.

Healthcare bills in Rhode Island

28Enacted

33Past committee

149Introduced or inactive

210 bills in scope

Enacted

25 of 28 shown

HB 7625AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHEnactedHB 7002AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINEEnactedHB 7030AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACTEnactedHB 7349AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACTEnactedHB 7424AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COLLABORATIVE PHARMACY PRACTICEEnactedHB 7538AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACTEnactedHB 8579AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACTEnactedHB 8582AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICESEnactedHB 7407AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACTEnactedHB 7740AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSESEnactedHB 8171AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FOOD-AS-MEDICINE PILOT PROGRAMEnactedSB 2878AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTSEnactedHB 7408AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026 RELATING TO ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITALEnactedHB 5120AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACTEnactedHB 5427AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIESEnactedHB 5565AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND KRATOM ACTEnactedHB 6244AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIESEnactedHB 5248AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIESEnactedHB 5351AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL SPAS SAFETY ACTEnactedHB 5353AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIESEnactedHB 6038AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIESEnactedHB 6384AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHEnactedSB 483AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIESEnactedHB 5495AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDSEnactedHB 5855AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- RHODE ISLAND FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS ACTEnacted

Showing the 25 furthest along of 210. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Rhode Island Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

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