§ 42-14.5-3.1. Reporting changes in federal law.
If any provision of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and/or its implementing regulations relating to coverage for essential health benefits or preventive services are determined by the commissioner to have been repealed or to have been declared invalid or nullified by the final judgment of a federal court applicable to the state or by executive or administrative action, which shall be deemed to include an action of the executive or judicial branch that nullifies the effectiveness of the provision, such that the commissioner intends to take action pursuant to the authority conferred on the commissioner pursuant to the authority granted by § 27-18.5-11, § 27-18.6-3.2, or § 27-50-18, the commissioner shall report to the general assembly as soon as possible to describe the impact of the change and to make recommendations regarding consumer protections, consumer choices, and stabilization and affordability of the Rhode Island insurance market.
History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 214, § 6, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 215, § 6, effective
June 21, 2023.