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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: "SB 62"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 62 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Medical"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Goldin", "Mendes", "Miller", "Valverde"]
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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: "2021-01-19"
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last_action: "2021-07-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4658451c-36ef-442b-b0cc-fff839d5e9ed"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "d7d77be278e27d73a438e114e6e81138f72066519494e17c3d8022868d9de9dc"
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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 62 (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. **62 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0062Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- INFORMATION ACT — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- INFORMATION ACT — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- Goldin — primary (person)
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- Mendes — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Valverde — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-19** 01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/01/2021)
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- **2021-04-01** 04/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2021)
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 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 (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 in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/4658451c-36ef-442b-b0cc-fff839d5e9ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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