{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-39-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-39-4","heading":"Exclusions.","body":"(a) The second surgical opinion benefit provisions of a policy may exclude: (1) Benefits while the patient is confined in a hospital as an inpatient; (2) Any surgical procedures not covered by the policy; and (3) Surgical procedures in the following categories: cosmetic surgery, pregnancy-related surgery, dental surgery, podiatric surgery, and sterilization.\n(b) If an eligible physician who furnishes a second or third surgical opinion also performs the surgical procedure, the policy need not provide payment for the second and third opinion services of that physician.","path":["Title 27 Insurance","Chapter 39 Second Medical Opinion"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE27/27-39/27-39-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:39Z","sha256":"ca2ff86c438c5d9035c5610a33bcd98d986f4a997e0743f99dbcebf2d4df38b9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-39-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-27-39-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}