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SB 2385STATE · Rhode IslandIn Committee

AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Prohibits the Rhode Island medical assistance program from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the coverage of a medication classified as an anticonvulsant or antipsychotic.

Voted: 4/3/2026

How representatives voted

34 yea·0 nay

Action history

  • 4/3/202604/03/2026 Referred to House Finance
  • 4/2/202604/02/2026 Senate read and passed
  • 3/27/202603/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/02/2026)
  • 3/26/202603/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
  • 3/20/202603/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
  • 1/30/202601/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services