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

Rhode Island Gen Laws-Title 27-Chapter 27-18.8. Health Care Accessibility and Quality Assurance Act

08/22/2023 Rhode Island Section 27-18.8-3

Certification of network plans

Anti-retaliation, Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Directories, Most Favored Nation, Termination
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
ARC Advocacy Resources

Model Network Adequacy Model Bill

A red-lined version of the NAIC’s model bill to assist medical societies in states where the NAIC model has been introduced or where the medical society would like to propose network adequacy legislation.

Amendments, Anti-gag clause, Anti-retaliation, Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Directories, Model Legislation, Network Adequacy, Prohibited financial incentives, Termination
State Law

California Code of Regulations-Title 10-Chapter 5-Subchapter 2-Article 6. Provider Network Access Standards for Disability Policies and Agreements

07/28/2023 California Section 2240.1

Adequacy and Accessibility of Provider Services

Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Network Adequacy
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
State Law

Texas Admin. Code-Title 28-Part 1-Chapter 3-Subchapter X-Division 1. General Requirements

08/24/2023 Texas Section 3.3706

Designation as a Preferred Provider, Decision to Withhold Designation, Termination of a Preferred Provider, Review of Process

Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Profiling, Termination, Termination-Due Process
State Law

Virginia Admin Code-Title 12-Agency 5-Chapter 408. Certificate of Quality Assurance of Managed Care Health Insurance Plan Licensees

08/26/2023 Virginia Section 5-408-170

Provider Credentialing and Recredentialing

Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Credentialing-Payment Issues, Termination-Due Process
State Law

State of Vermont-Dept. of Financial Regulation-Rule H-2009-03

08/26/2023 Vermont Reg. H-2009-03

Consumer protection and quality requirements for managed care organizations

Amendments, Anti-gag clause, Anti-retaliation, Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Credentialing-Due Process-Denial of Contract, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Directories, ERISA-Med. Nec. Decisions-Deadlines, Liability-insurer shifting to physician, Medical Necessity-Definition, Network Adequacy, OON-Payment Issues, Prohibited financial incentives, Retroactive Denial, State Medical Necessity Appeals-Deadlines, Termination, Termination-Due Process, U.R. Criteria
State Law

Washington Admin Code-Title 284-Chapter 284-170-Subchapter C. Provider Contracts and Payment

08/28/2023 Washington Section 284-170-411

Selection of participating providers-Credentialing and unfair discrimination

Credentialing-Patient Demographics
State Law

Rhode Island Code of Regs-Title 230-Chapter 20-Subchapter 30-Part 9. Network Plans

08/22/2023 Rhode Island Part 9. Network Plans

Network plans

Amendments, Anti-retaliation, Continuity of Care Post-Contract, Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Patient Demographics, Credentialing-Payment Issues, Directories, Most Favored Nation, Network Adequacy, Profiling, Termination