A hospital shall not refuse to contract with or compensate for covered services with an otherwise eligible provider solely because that provider has in good faith communicated with one or more of his or her patients regarding the provisions, terms, or requirements for services of the hospital’s products as they relate to the needs of that provider’s patients.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.14-16
Gag rules prohibited
Known as the The Hospital Conversions Act
The act spans §§ 23-17.14-1 to 23-17.14-9 (37 sections).
P.L. 1997, ch. 372, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.