So which Protestants would not be in a state of grace and saved? you say that only some would be...
But it's up to Jesus to determine who's heart has shown grace and salvation to be saved. As a mortal I can merely venture a guess.
And I don't think the Catholic church has ever claimed you need to take the Catholic sacrament of communion to be saved. However, the sacrament of communion that Jesus instituted is believed to be the only way of directly being filled with Jesus himself while on earth. Some Protestant "communion" ceremonies don't bring you close to Jesus at all, as I said, they're merely chewing on bread and thinking about Jesus' death.