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S2177 - Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
Alana DiMario, Pamela J. Lauria, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 5 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2175 - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).
Linda L. Ujifusa, Joshua B. Miller, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for claims for their plans. The medical loss ratio would be eighty-five percent (85%).
STATUS
Introduced
S2194 - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
Meghan E. Kallman, Bridget G. Valverde, Pamela J. Lauria
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
STATUS
Introduced
S2182 - Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.
Bridget G. Valverde, Alana DiMario, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.
STATUS
Introduced
S2205 - Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and sentenced as adults would be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence/does not lengthen their eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.
Ana B. Quezada, Samuel W. Bell, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE - Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and sentenced as adults would be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence/does not lengthen their eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.
STATUS
Introduced
S2164 - Provides for an annual appropriation of state funds to RI emergency management agency to be distributed to coastal communities who are members of the Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force for the maintenance of boats providing services to Narragansett Bay.
Bridget G. Valverde, Pamela J. Lauria, Alana DiMario
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Provides for an annual appropriation of state funds to RI emergency management agency to be distributed to coastal communities who are members of the Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force for the maintenance of boats providing services to Narragansett Bay.
STATUS
Introduced
S2152 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
Meghan E. Kallman, Alana DiMario, Joshua B. Miller
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
STATUS
Passed
S2249 - SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SHARON BAPTISTA
Hanna M. Gallo, Joshua B. Miller, Frank S. Lombardi
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Sharon Baptista
STATUS
Passed
S2074 - Creates the "Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2024." The act requires the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
Joshua B. Miller, Bridget G. Valverde, Pamela J. Lauria
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EMBRYO SAFETY AND STORAGE - Creates the "Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2024." The act requires the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
S2073 - Provides a special enrollment period for applicants for Medicare Part B. Also prohibits state insurance carriers from denying/imposing conditions on new enrollees or discriminate on price based upon health status/claims experience/preexisting conditions.
Joshua B. Miller, Bridget G. Valverde, Pamela J. Lauria
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides a special enrollment period for applicants for Medicare Part B. Also prohibits state insurance carriers from denying/imposing conditions on new enrollees or discriminate on price based upon health status/claims experience/preexisting conditions.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Rhode Island district SD-028
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joshua B. Miller is from the State of West Virginia. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from West Virginia University in 2007. He was elected to the House of Delegates in 2016 to represent West Virginia's 66th district. He currently serves on several committees in the West Virginia Legislature, including Energy, Judiciary, Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, and Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. Miller previously served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Morgan County.read less
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Rhode Island Senate from Rhode Island
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