Rhode Island Bill Prohibits Healthcare Providers from Requiring Stored Electronic Payment Info

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PATIENT PAYMENT INFORMATION (Prohibits a healthcare provider from requiring patients to provide electronic payment information to be kept on file as a condition to receiving treatment and makes it a violation a deceptive trade practice.)

Last action · April 2, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Alana DiMario and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Healthcare providers are prohibited from requiring patients to store electronic payment information on file as a condition of receiving treatment, with violations classified as s.

Why it matters

Patients retain the right to receive medical treatment without card-on-file requirements, and providers face legal liability under laws for noncompliance.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

patients

Patients cannot be required to store electronic payment information as a condition of receiving medical treatment.

Directly affected

healthcare providers

Healthcare providers are prohibited from making electronic payment storage a condition for treatment and face legal violations if they do so.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can a doctor refuse to treat me if I decline to put my credit card on file?

No. Under this measure, healthcare providers are prohibited from requiring electronic payment information to be kept on file as a condition of receiving treatment.

What happens to a healthcare provider that requires electronic payment information for treatment?

Requiring electronic payment information on file as a condition of treatment is classified as a .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Apr 2, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Mar 27, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)
Feb 27, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

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