R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-29.1-4: Mandate to offer a nonrestricted pharmacy network.

Every healthcare insurer that delivers or issues for delivery or renews in this state a contract, plan, or policy that provides coverage for pharmaceuticals delivered on an outpatient basis through a restricted pharmacy network shall:

(1) Also offer insurance purchasers an optional benefit plan that includes a nonrestricted pharmacy network; and

(2) Subject to a determination by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the consistency of this subsection with Medicare law and related regulations, offer only nonrestricted pharmacy networks in any Medicare Supplement or Medicare+Choice Plans.