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

Arkansas Code-Title 23-Subtitle 3-Chapter 99-Subchapter 11. Prior Authorization Transparency Act

07/11/2023 Arkansas Section 23-99-1120 (Gold Card Law)

Initial exemption from prior authorization requirements for healthcare providers providing certain healthcare services; Duration of prior authorization exemption; Denial or rescission of prior authorization exemption; Independent review of exemption determination; Effect of appeal of independent review organization determination; Eligibility for prior authorization exemption following
finalized exemption rescission or denial; Effect of prior authorization exemption; Applicability; Prescription drugs, medicines, biological products, pharmaceuticals, or pharmaceutical services; Appeals process for disallowance of prior authorization

Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract
State Law

Michigan Compiled Laws-Chapter 500. Insurance Code of 1956-Chapter 35. Health Maintenance Organizations

03/20/2021 Michigan Section 500.3531

Contracts with health care providers to become affiliated providers; requirements; standards; filing; duplicative standards; notice procedures; provider application period; approval or rejection as affiliated provider; termination of contract; providing information to insurer.

Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract
State Law

Dept. of Prof. & Fin. Regulation-Chapter 850-Health Plan Accountability

08/07/2023 Maine Sections 1-10

Purpose; Authority; Applicability and Scope; Affordable Care Act; Definitions; Quality Assurance Standards; Access to Services; Adverse Health Care Treatment Decisions; Grievance Register and Grievance Procedures; Reporting Requirements; Effective Date

Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Network Adequacy, Retroactive Denial, State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, State Medical Necessity Decisions-Deadlines, U.R. Criteria
Ama Policy

Discrimination Against Physicians by Health Care Plans H-285.985

10/15/2019
Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract
Ama Policy

Rescinding Provisions Requiring Physicians to Have Hospital Admitting Privileges D-180.994

10/15/2019
Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract
ARC Advocacy Resources

Credentialing Deadlines Model Bill

Imposes deadlines within which a health insurer must process a complete credentialing application: thirty (30) days for primary care physicians and forty-five (45) days for other specialists. The model bill also states that credentialing due to economic factors must be adjusted to take into account the case mix, age, severity of illness, etc., and that during the credentialing process, health insurers must pay the physician for providing services to subscribers.

Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Credentialing-Payment Issues, Model Legislation
State Law

Nebraska Rev. Statutes-Chapter 44. Insurance

08/10/2023 Nebraska Section 44-4109.01

Policies or contracts; requirements

Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Termination-Due Process
Ama Policy

Managed Care Consensus Bill H-285.941

03/13/2019
Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Termination-Due Process
Ama Policy

Qualifications and Credentialing of Physicians Involved in Managed Care H-285.991

03/13/2019
Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Termination, Termination-Due Process
Ama Policy

Fair Market Practices H-285.981

03/13/2019
Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Profiling, U.R. Criteria