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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance reimbursement for chiropractic diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with the use of pain medications.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance reimbursement for chiropractic diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with the use of pain medications.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 789"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 789 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Prescription drugs", "Insurance", "Medical", "Physicians", "Health Insurance"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["DiPalma", "Lombardo", "Lynch Prata", "McCaffrey", "Nesselbush"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2017-04-25"
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last_action: "2017-07-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ac08055-e414-46c5-997c-2db2b80c5062"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "58d54fe3433b3392c02565bb223a19fed9a317619352b76d95ac44db8ede52e0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 789 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires insurance reimbursement for chiropractic diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with the use of pain medications.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **789 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/SenateText17/S0789Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- In Concurrence — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Approval of Amendment — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passage as Amended — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- Lombardo — primary (person)
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- Lynch Prata — primary (person)
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- McCaffrey — primary (person)
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- Nesselbush — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-04-25** 04/25/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-05-26** 05/26/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/30/2017)
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- **2017-05-30** 05/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2017)
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- **2017-06-22** 06/22/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-22** 06/22/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/28/2017)
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- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/29/2017)
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2017)
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- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-07-05** 07/05/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-07-10** 07/10/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ac08055-e414-46c5-997c-2db2b80c5062`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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