2012 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 27 - Insurance
Chapter 27-38.2 - Insurance Coverage for Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Chapter 27-38.2-4 - Limitations of coverage.

§ 27-38.2-4 Limitations of coverage. – (a) The health care benefits outlined in this chapter apply only to services delivered within the state of Rhode Island; provided, that all health insurers shall be required to provide coverage for those benefits mandated by this chapter outside of the state of Rhode Island where it can be established through a pre-authorization process that the required services are not available in the state of Rhode Island from a provider in the health insurer's network.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, outpatient services, with the exception of outpatient medication visits, shall be provided for up to thirty (30) visits in any calendar year; outpatient services for substance abuse treatment shall be provided for up to thirty (30) hours in any calendar year; community residential care services for substance abuse treatment shall be provided for up to thirty (30) days in any calendar year; and detoxification benefits shall be provided for up to five (5) detoxification occurrences or thirty (30) days in any calendar year, whichever comes first.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1994, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 336, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 174, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 409, § 2.)