AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RHODE ISLAND ACCESS TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT (Increases the percentage of out-of-state patients of a RI healthcare facility specializing in domestic medical tourism and in certain cases, authorizes the director and the attorney general to order the facility to stop offering health services.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Last action May 9, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 9, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Frank Lombardo
DDemocratic
P
WJ
William J. Conley, Jr.
DDemocratic
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