Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to health insurers’ credentialing process
Topics:Health careInsurance
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Health insurance companies must now respond to credentialing requests from all licensed health care professionals, not just doctors and nurse practitioners. If an insurance company denies a request from any of these professionals, they are required to explain why.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to health insurers’ credentialing process. Current law requires a health insurer to respond to a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant’s request for credentialing within calendar days, and, if the credentialing request is denied, to provide a reason for the denial. The bill expands the health insurer’s obligation to include all health care professionals. “Health care professional” is defined in the bill as a physician or other health care practitioner licensed, accredited, registered, or certified to perform specified health care services consistent with state law.
House subcommittee
Named January 12, 2026. On January 15, 2026 it recommended passage.
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