---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT (Requires health insurers to accommodate the request for communication in the form and format requested by the insured.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT (Requires health insurers to accommodate the request for communication in the form and format requested by the insured.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5370"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5370 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Medical"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Cassar", "Donovan", "Fogarty", "Kazarian", "McNamara", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19d9f8b7-610c-4727-b215-c009f72ce5d7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "bca619a93522c511e398aebc59a8b3c5869bacd70c9b47f45000cf03f792e5cb"
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 5370 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT (Requires health insurers to accommodate the request for communication in the form and format requested by the insured.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5370 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5370Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **63–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ajello — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Cassar — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2021)
- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 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/19d9f8b7-610c-4727-b215-c009f72ce5d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).