{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-18-45","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-18-45","heading":"Whistleblowers protection.","body":"No accident and sickness insurer pursuant to this chapter, or any other insurer offering and/or insuring health services on a prepaid basis as defined in § 42-62-4(7), shall engage in any retaliation or retribution, directly or indirectly, or shall terminate or modify the terms of a medical service agreement that it maintains with a physician or other medical services provider, because the physician or other provider reports or is about to report verbally or in writing, to a public body, a regulatory agency, a subscriber or member of the insured, the family or heirs or personal representative of the subscriber or member, or to any other person or public or private agency a violation by the insurer of a subscriber or membership agreement, a law, rule, or regulation promulgated under the laws of this state.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 18 Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-18/27-18-45.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:30Z","sha256":"d5ed59ff8ee515e4dc62a273b563876b424661eaa808a9305ae6978994eafe15","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-18-44.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-18-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}