AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

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Overview Bill text 1 History 1 Sponsors 9

Requires Rhode Island Medicaid to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives and to collect utilization and cost data, while allowing limits consistent with Medicaid rules.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Feb 27, 2026
Last action: Feb 27, 2026 — 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Sponsor: Jessica de la Cruz R
Session: 2026
Momentum: 42 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

7.5% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 11%, measured from RI's completed sessions
Momentum -2 42/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 225 days quiet
Cosponsors +10 8 signed on
Bipartisan support +9 8 D · 1 R
Sponsor influence +2 65/100

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