---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy the ordering of diagnostic imaging (x-ray imaging) to be performed by other health care professionals.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy the ordering of diagnostic imaging (x-ray imaging) to be performed by other health care professionals.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5198"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5198 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Therapists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2afcd0e0-8ce8-4eef-b03a-805361e8238a"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "18c51500d13eff17dd43481caeed2c201a4059ff5a431a31a777c9942eb35ffc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 5198 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy the ordering of diagnostic imaging (x-ray imaging) to be performed by other health care professionals.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5198 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5198A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-27** 01/27/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2afcd0e0-8ce8-4eef-b03a-805361e8238a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).