Bill > HF3964

This bill extends a requirement for health plan companies to credential, meaning to verify the qualifications of, and contract with certain mental health service providers. Specifically, it ensures that health plans continue to contract with providers from entities they already work with, provided those providers meet the health plan's standards. Furthermore, it mandates that health plans must credential and contract with any mental health provider who meets their requirements, is accepting new patients, and agrees to the contract terms, which include payment rates that are usual and customary for the services. This provision aims to ensure timely patient access to mental health services, and the bill makes this extension effective retroactively from June 30, 2025, meaning it applies to the period after the original requirement was set to expire.