State Laws

Search state statutes and regulations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to find out what rights you have in your state and what other states are doing to empower physicians and patients in the face of health insurer market power.

State Law

California Code of Regulations-Title 10-Chapter 5-Subchapter 2-Article 6. Provider Network Access Standards for Health Insurance

05/09/2025 California Section 2240.2

Insurance Contract Provisions

Continuity of Care Post-Contract
State Law

California Code of Regulations Title 28-Managed Health Care Division 1-The Department of Managed Health Care Chapter 2-Health Care Service Plans Article 7-Standards

05/08/2025 California Section 1300.67.4

Subscriber and Group Contracts

Continuity of Care Post-Contract
State Law

Administrative Rules of Montana-Title 6-Chapter 6.6-Subchapter 6.6.59. Network Adequacy

05/06/2025 Montana Sections 6.6.8801, 6.68805, 6.6.8806, 6.6.8807, 6.6.8808, 6.6.8814, 6.6.8815, 6.6.8816, 6.6.8819, 6.6.8820, 6.6.8821, 6.6.8827, 6.6.8828, 6.6.8829, 6.6.8835, 6.6.8836, 6.6.8840, 6.6.8841, and 6.6.8842

Definitions; Access Plan Filing and Review Guidelines; Access Plan Updates; Access Plan Specifications; Access Criteria; Mandatory Coverage; Provider-Enrollee Ratio Requirements; Verification of Provider Credentials; Geographic Access Criteria; Exceptions to Geographic Access Criteria; Service Areas; Referral and Specialty Care Requirements; Continuity of Care and Transitional Care; Selecting and Changing Providers; Removal of Barriers to Access; Monitoring the Network; Letters of Intent; Responsibility of Contracted Services

 

 

Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Network Adequacy
State Law

Illinois Compiled Statutes-215 ILCS 124/-Network Adequacy and Transparency Act

04/19/2025 Illinois Sections 124/5, 124/10, 124/15, 124/20, 124/25 and 124/55

Definitions; Network adequacy; Notice of nonrenewal or termination; Transition of services; Network transparency; Uniform electronic provider directory information
notification forms

Anti-gag clause, Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Directories, Network Adequacy
State Law

Code of Massachusetts Regs-Title 958-Part 3. Health Insurance Consumer Protection

07/26/2023 Massachusetts Sections 958 CMR 3.500 through 3.504, 3.508 and 3.509

Disenrollment of Primary Care Provider; Disenrollment of Providers of Care to Pregnant Women; Disenrollment of Providers of Care to the Terminally Ill; Coverage for the Newly Insured; Carrier’s Coverage Conditions; Denial of Provider Application; Provider Termination Without Cause Provisions

Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Termination, Termination-Due Process
State Law

The Insurance Company Law of 1921 (P.L.682, No.284)

08/22/2023 Pennsylvania Section 2117

Continuity of care

Continuity of Care Post-Contract
Federal Law

Title 42-The Public Health And Welfare-Chapter 6A-Subchapter XXV-Part D. Additional Coverage Requirements

08/30/2023 42 USC Section 300gg-113

Continuity of care

Continuity of Care Post-Contract
Federal Law

Title 42-The Public Health And Welfare-Chapter 6A-Subchapter XXV-Part E. Health Care Provider Requirements

11/20/2024 42 USC Section 300gg-113

Continuity of care

Continuity of Care Post-Contract
Federal Law

Title 42-The Public Health And Welfare-Chapter 6A-Subchapter XXV-Part E. Health Care Provider Requirements

11/25/2024 42 USC Sections 300gg–131, 300gg–132, 300gg–133, 300gg–134, 300gg–135, 300gg–136, 300gg–137, 300gg–138 and 300gg–139

Balance billing in cases of emergency services; Balance billing in cases of non-emergency services performed by nonparticipating providers at certain participating facilities; Provider requirements with respect to disclosure on patient protections against balance billing; Enforcement; Air ambulance services; Provision of information upon request and for scheduled appointments; Patient-provider dispute resolution; Continuity of care; Provider requirements to protect patients and improve the accuracy of provider directory information

Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Directories, OON-Payment Issues
Federal Law

Title 29-Labor-Chapter 18-Subchapter I-Part 7-Subpart B. Other requirements

11/25/2024 29 USC Section 1185g

Continuity of care

Continuity of Care Post-Contract