Section 230-RICR-20-30-4.2 - Purpose and ScopeA. When creating the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner ("OHIC" or "Office"), the General Assembly created a list of statutory purposes for the OHIC at R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14.5-2 (the OHIC Purposes Statute). In order to meet the requirements established by the OHIC Purposes Statute, the OHIC has developed this regulation, which is designed to: 1. Ensure effective regulatory oversight by the OHIC;2. Provide guidance to the state's health insurers, health care providers, consumers of health insurance, consumers of health care services and the general public as to how the OHIC will interpret and implement its statutory obligations; and3. Implement the intent of the General Assembly as expressed in the OHIC Purposes Statute.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-20-30-4.2
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