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    Posted: 12/19/2002    Reviewed: 12/17/2008
Insurance Coverage: Rhode Island

For more information about insurance coverage of clinical trial costs, see this feature's main page: States That Require Health Plans to Cover Patient Care Costs in Clinical Trials 1.


Legislation: Senate Bill 2623 2; Senate Bill 1 3, House Bill 5062 4

Effective: 1995 (SB 2623); 1998 (SB1, HB 5062)

What clinical trials are covered?

Phase II, III, and IV cancer clinical trials approved by one of the following:

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • A community clinical oncology program
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • A qualified nongovernmental research entity, as identified by an NIH support grant.

Who is required to pay?

Private insurers and specified managed care plans.



Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/ctlaws-home
2http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law94/law94301.htm
3http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law97/law97092.htm
4http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law97/law97051.htm