Rhode Island § 23-1-46.1 § 23-1-46.1. Psychiatry resource network account. [See Compiler's Note.]

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-1-46.1 — § 23-1-46.1. Psychiatry resource network account. [See Compiler's Note.]

Rhode Island § 23-1-46.1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-1Department of Health

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-46.1 (2026).

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§ 23-1-46.1. Psychiatry resource network account. [See Compiler's Note.]
(a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known
            as the "PRN account.â€� All money in the account shall be utilized by the department
            of health to effectuate coverage for the following services: Existing Rhode Island
            lines including the PediPRN and MomsPRN information lines together with any additional
            information line, referral service, or hotline which is available to providers or
            residents in the state, and which is funded pursuant to regulation adopted by the
            director of the department of health. Amounts collected pursuant to § 42

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§ 23-1-46.1. Psychiatry resource network account. [See Compiler's Note.]

(a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the "PRN account.â€� All money in the account shall be utilized by the department of health to effectuate coverage for the following services: Existing Rhode Island lines including the PediPRN and MomsPRN information lines together with any additional information line, referral service, or hotline which is available to providers or residents in the state, and which is funded pursuant to regulation adopted by the director of the department of health. Amounts collected pursuant to § 42-7.4-3(a)(1)(iv) shall be deposited in the "PRN account.â€� The funds shall be used solely for the purposes of the "PRN account,â€� and no other.

(b) Each year's psychiatry resource network funding requirement in § 42-7.4-3(a)(1)(iv) shall be the amount:

(1) Projected by the department of health for the services in subsection (a) of this section; plus

(2) A ten percent (10%) contingency for unexpected expenses; and after

(3) Deduction for any projected carryover of excess funds from prior assessments.

(c) The department of health shall submit to the general assembly an annual report on the program and costs related to the program, on or before February 1 of each year. The department shall make available to each insurer required to make a contribution pursuant to § 42-7.4-3, upon its request, detailed information regarding the programs described in subsection (a) of this section and the costs related to those programs.

(d) The "PRN accountâ€� shall be exempt from the indirect costs recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.