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RI S2118

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Pamela Lauria

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility criteria for primary care training site contracts to include sites recognized as patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) by the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC), the Joint Commission, or AAAHC, in addition to those with NCQA PCMH distinction or NCQA case management accreditation

  • Adds definitions for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) to the Primary Care Training Sites Program statute

  • Changes the training requirement from "a minimum of" five hours of didactic training to "up to" five hours of didactic training on PCMH concepts

  • Changes the director's authority to promulgate rules and regulations from mandatory ("shall") to permissive ("may")

  • Contract amounts remain capped at $90,000 per primary care site per calendar year, with requirements that sites provide integrated behavioral health services and serve as interdisciplinary clinical training sites

Legislative Description

Allows the office of health insurance commissioner (OHIC) as the state agency that has the authority to designate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care to obtain maximal health outcomes.

Health And Safety

Last Action

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services1/16/2026

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