{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-29.1-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-29.1-4","heading":"Mandate to offer a nonrestricted pharmacy network.","body":"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:\n(1) Also offer insurance purchasers an optional benefit plan that includes a nonrestricted pharmacy network; and\n(2) Subject to a determination by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare \u0026 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.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 29.1 Pharmacy Freedom of Choice — Fair Competition and Practices"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-29.1/27-29.1-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:37Z","sha256":"a5dd0b3b0a52e9e1bfdfe75652a3462d8bec476956c3e54c266e15f9c87132db","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-29.1-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-29.1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}