Health Insurance Mandate Welcome to the Health Insurance Mandate Information Page. Rhode Island's health insurance mandate took effect January 1, 2020. The mandate is a requirement that all Rhode Islanders (except those who are specifically exempt under the law) have "qualifying health coverage" beginning January 1, 2020. Sources of "qualifying health coverage" include coverage through an employer; coverage purchased directly from a health insurance carrier; Medicare; Medicaid; or a health plan purchased through HealthSource RI, the state’s health exchange. Failure to have coverage in 2020 may result in a Rhode Island personal income tax penalty during tax-filing season in early 2021. For more information, please see the table below. Health Insurance Mandate Forms to attach to RI-1040 or RI-1040NR, if applicable Form IND-HEALTH - Individual Health Insurance Mandate Form Shared Responsiblity Worksheet - Penalty Calculation Instructions for Form IND-HEALTH and Worksheet View View View Division extends deadline for certain reporting on insurance mandate - 11/23/2021 View Tips for Tax season: Health Insurance Mandate - 02/18/2021 View Taxpayer Portal Link for Health Insurance Mandate Reporting - 01/26/2021 Link Health Insurance Mandate: Regulation Public Hearing - Summary of Comments and Responses - 12/31/2020 View Health Insurance Mandate: Reporting Requirements - Flat File Information - 12/07/2020 Flat File Instructions Flat File CSV Template Flat File XLS Template View View View Health Insurance Mandate: Reporting Requirements - FAQs - Dated 11/05/2020 View For details about the mandate, see these FAQs: View See HealthSource RI for details on how to get health insurance: View A message for taxpayers: View A message for tax preparers: View HealthSource RI regulation posted as final and effective 12/22/19: View
