§ 27-20-32 — § 27-20-32. Whistleblowers protection.

Rhode Island § 27-20-32

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 27: Insurance
• Ch. 27-20: Nonprofit Medical Service Corporations

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§ 27-20-32. Whistleblowers protection.

No nonprofit medical service corporation pursuant to this chapter or any other insurer offering and/or insuring health services on a prepaid basis as defined in § 42-62-4(7) shall engage in any retaliation or retribution, directly or indirectly, or shall terminate or modify the terms of a medical service agreement that it maintains with a physician or other medical services provider, because the physician or other provider reports or is about to report verbally or in writing, to a public body, a regulatory agency, a subscriber or member of the insured, the family or heirs or personal representative of the subscriber or member, or to any other person or public or private agency a violation by the insurer of a subscriber or membership agreement, a law, rule, or regulation promulgated under the laws of this state.

Legislative History

P.L. 1997, ch. 167, § 3.