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

Arizona Rev. Statutes-Title 20-Chapter 27-Article 1. General Provisions

07/28/2023 Arizona Section 20-3453

Credentialing; loading; timelines; exception

Credentialing-Deadlines
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

Utah Code-Title 31A-Chapter 45-Part 3. Relationships with Providers

08/25/2023 Utah Section 31A-45-304

Objective criteria for adding or terminating network providers — Termination of contracts — Review process

Anti-retaliation, Credentialing-Deadlines, Termination, Termination-Due Process
State Law

Texas Statutes-Insurance Code-Subtitle F-Chapter 1457. Provisional Credentialing Status

08/24/2023 Texas Section 1457.002

Provisional Credentialing Status

Credentialing-Deadlines
State Law

New Jersey Admin Code-Title 11-Chapter 24-Subchapter 3. General Requirements

08/15/2023 New Jersey Section 11:24-3.9

Provider application for participation and the review panel

Credentialing-Deadlines
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

Vermont Statutes-Title 18-Chapter 221-Subchapter 1. Quality, Resource Allocation, and Cost Containment

08/25/2023 Vermont Section 9408a

Uniform provider credentialing

Credentialing-Deadlines
State Law

New Jersey Admin Code-Title 11-Chapter 24A-Subchapter 4. Provisions Applicable to Carriers Offering One or More Health Benefits Plans That Are Managed Care Plans

08/15/2023 New Jersey Section 11:24A-4.7

Provider application for participation

Credentialing-Deadlines
State Law

West Virginia Code-Chapter 33-Article 45. Ethics and Fairness in Insurer Business Practices

08/28/2023 West Virginia Section 33-45-2

Minimum fair business standards contract provisions required, processing and payment of health care services, provider claims, commissioner’s jurisdiction

Amendments, Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Payment Issues, Fee Schedules, Prompt Payment Deadlines, Retroactive Denial, Termination
State Law

West Virginia Code-Chapter 16-Article 1A. Uniform Credentialing for Health Care Practitioners

08/28/2023 West Virginia Section 16-1A-7

Verification process; suspension of requirements

Credentialing-Deadlines, Credentialing-Payment Issues