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type: "Bill"
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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.)"
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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.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 5370"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5370 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Medical"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Cassar", "Donovan", "Fogarty", "Kazarian", "McNamara", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-05"
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last_action: "2021-07-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19d9f8b7-610c-4727-b215-c009f72ce5d7"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "bca619a93522c511e398aebc59a8b3c5869bacd70c9b47f45000cf03f792e5cb"
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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 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.)
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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. **5370 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5370Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **68–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **63–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Cassar — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2021)
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- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 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/19d9f8b7-610c-4727-b215-c009f72ce5d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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