Rhode Island General Laws Title 27. Insurance § 27-42-1. Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to give this state “jurisdiction to determine jurisdiction” of providers of health care benefits; to indicate how each provider of health care benefits may show under what jurisdiction it falls; to allow for examinations by this state if the provider of health care benefits is unable to show it is subject to another jurisdiction; to make a provider of health care benefits subject to the laws of this state if it cannot show that it is subject to another jurisdiction; and to disclose to purchasers of health care benefits whether or not the plans are fully insured.