Rhode Island § 27-41-40 § 27-41-40. Certified counselors in mental health and therapists in marriage and family practice.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 27-41-40 — § 27-41-40. Certified counselors in mental health and therapists in marriage and family practice.

Rhode Island § 27-41-40

Title 27Insurance

Ch. 27-41Health Maintenance Organizations

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-41-40 (2026).

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§ 27-41-40. Certified counselors in mental health and therapists in marriage and family practice.
(a) Every individual or group policy or contract delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed
            by a health maintenance organization in this state shall, when deemed medically necessary
            by the health maintenance organization in accordance with its standard medical management
            protocols as approved by the health department and within the contractual benefit
            limits, provide coverage for the services of counselors in mental health licensed
            pursuant to § 5-63.2-9 and therapists in marriage and family practice licensed pursuant to § 5-63.2-10.
         
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§ 27-41-40. Certified counselors in mental health and therapists in marriage and family practice.

(a) Every individual or group policy or contract delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed by a health maintenance organization in this state shall, when deemed medically necessary by the health maintenance organization in accordance with its standard medical management protocols as approved by the health department and within the contractual benefit limits, provide coverage for the services of counselors in mental health licensed pursuant to § 5-63.2-9 and therapists in marriage and family practice licensed pursuant to § 5-63.2-10.

(b) It shall remain within the sole discretion of the health maintenance organization as to which certified counselors in mental health and certified therapists in marriage and family practice it shall contract with. Nothing contained in this section shall require the health maintenance organization to provide coverage other than in conjunction with a related medical illness.