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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Bissaillon, McKenney, and Mack | |
Date Introduced: March 27, 2025 | |
Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 104 |
4 | HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT |
5 | 23-104-1. Title. |
6 | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Healthcare Worker Platform Act." |
7 | 23-104-2. Definitions. |
8 | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and terms have the following |
9 | meanings: |
10 | (a) “Healthcare worker platform" means any person, corporation, partnership, or |
11 | association that operates or offers a platform. A “healthcare worker platform” is not considered a |
12 | “nursing service agency” as defined in § 23-17.7.1-2. |
13 | (b) “Platform” means an electronic platform, system, or application through which |
14 | healthcare workers can accept one or more shifts to perform healthcare related services at a |
15 | healthcare facility. |
16 | 23-104-3. Registration of healthcare worker platforms. |
17 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a healthcare worker platform shall |
18 | be excluded from the definition of a “nursing service agency” as defined by §§ 23-17.7.1-3, 23- |
19 | 17.7.1-10, and 23-17.7.1-19. |
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1 | (b) On or before June 1, 2026, the department of health shall promulgate rules and |
2 | regulations that shall require the registration of each healthcare worker platform that operates or |
3 | offers a platform within the state. The requirements for registration of each healthcare worker |
4 | platform shall not exceed the requirements of §§ 23-17.7.1-3, 23-17.7.1-10, and 23-17.7.1-19. |
5 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT | |
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1 | This act would establish the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms |
2 | offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2026, while, |
3 | specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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