Senator • Democrat

Dominick Ruggerio

Rhode Island • District SD-004

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100% Positive

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Nay: 16

Not Voting: 184

Yea: 1495

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Dominick Ruggerio

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Ensures public access to lead service lines to determine the existence of lead within the water connection. This act also ensures mitigation measures and replacement lines are consistent with the current version of 40 C.C.R. 141 Subpart I.

Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.

Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.

Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices.

Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.

Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from conducting or participate in spread pricing within the state.

Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol.

Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days.

Prohibits an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider

Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans.

Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.

Provides that, for the general officers of the state, no person could be elected to the same general office more than twice.

Authorizes the use of automated traffic violation monitoring systems for all traffic signal laws, including the "Don't Block the Box Statute" and allows for jurisdiction of the Don't Block the Box statute violations to be within a municipal court.

Provides that a magistrate of the family court has the power and authority to hear contested divorce matters.

Amends the law consistent with the advent of iGaming and new technology. It also codifies the payment of investigatory expenses incurred by the State in limited circumstances.

Entitles holders of a life estate to real property to use any veteran's tax exemptions available to them.

Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer.

Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact commission to administer the provisions of the compact between the states.

Makes care recipients eligible for temporary caregiver benefits and increase the maximum temporary caregiver benefit weeks from six (6) to eight (8) weeks over of period of two years.

Increases the maximum amount of credit a video lottery retailer may extend to a patron and would authorize certain amendments to the regulatory agreement involving Bally's Corporation and affiliates of Bally's.

Permits euthanization of vicious dogs upon finding that dogs condition warrants euthanasia or after determination that there is no reasonable placement for the dog/provides any municipality that surrenders dog to RISPCA shall be responsible for costs.

Amends provisions relative to the levy and assessment of local taxes and would provide that the city of Providence may adopt a tax classification with unrestricted tax rates for certain classes of property.

Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/2024.

Increases the penalty for violations of the care of dogs statute to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and a maximum fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.

Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.

Adds a definition for "primary care" to the general law regarding the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowships.

Establishes the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the DOH.

Creates the law enforcement officer's due process accountability and transparency act.

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