{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-18-86","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-18-86","heading":"Health insurance contracts — Copayments exemption for COVID-19 related services.","body":"(a) Any individual or group health insurance plan or policy shall not impose any copayment, coinsurance, or charge any out-of-pocket deductible to the insured for COVID-19 related services, including, but not limited to: emergency services, inpatient services, provider office visits, and inpatient hospital stays, as long as the COVID-19 state of emergency remains in effect.\n(b) Any individual or group health insurance plan or policy shall not impose any copayment, coinsurance, or charge any out-of-pocket deductible to the insured for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine or a COVID-19 test.\n(c) The health insurance commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations as the commissioner deems necessary for the efficient administration and enforcement of this section.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 18 Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-18/27-18-86.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:31Z","sha256":"784fa8b6c06206466dc99eb48475944d40c763e26bafc1cb65921b0fdee682fa","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-18-85","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-18-87"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}