2015 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-17.18 - Health Plan Modification Act
Section 23-17.18-1 - Modification of health plans.

§ 23-17.18-1 Modification of health plans. – (a) A health plan may materially modify the terms of a participating agreement it maintains with a physician only if the plan disseminates in writing by mail to the physician the contents of the proposed modification and an explanation, in nontechnical terms, of the modification's impact.

(b) The health plan shall provide the physician an opportunity to amend or terminate the physician contract with the health plan within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notice of modification. Any termination of a physician contract made pursuant to this section shall be effective fifteen (15) calendar days from the mailing of the notice of termination in writing by mail to the health plan. The termination shall not affect the method of payment or reduce the amount of reimbursement to the physician by the health plan for any patient in active treatment for an acute medical condition at the time the patient's physician terminates his, her, or its physician contract with the health plan until the active treatment is concluded or, if earlier, one year after the termination; and, with respect to the patient, during the active treatment period the physician shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the terminated physician contract, including but not limited to, all reimbursement provisions which limit the patient's liability.

(c) Nothing in this section shall apply to accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, or other limited benefit health insurance policies.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1999, ch. 477, § 1.)