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This bill, known as the "Post-Secondary Student Health Insurance Plan Act," prohibits public and private colleges and universities in Rhode Island from automatically enrolling students in institution-provided health insurance plans and charging them for it. Instead, students must actively choose to opt-in to coverage, meaning they must expressly accept or reject the plan, either in writing or electronically, before their admission or registration is considered complete. Institutions are forbidden from charging any fees or premiums to students who reject coverage, though they can still require all students to maintain some form of health insurance as a condition of attendance. Colleges and universities will be required to keep records of these student decisions for at least three years, and the office of the post-secondary commissioner will be responsible for creating regulations to ensure compliance, with the law taking effect on January 1, 2027.

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