Health insurance; credentialing, mental health professionals. (SB1685)
Introduced By
Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico) with support from co-patron Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Health insurance; credentialing; mental health professionals. Requires health insurers and other carriers that credential the mental health professionals in their provider networks to establish reasonable protocols and procedures for reimbursing a mental health professional who has submitted a completed credentialing application to a carrier, after being credentialed by the carrier, for mental health services provided to covered persons during the period in which the applicant's completed credentialing application is pending. The measure requires health maintenance organizations that issue Medicaid coverage to provide reimbursement to physicians and mental health professionals during the credentialing process. Under current law, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicaid plans are excluded from such requirement. The measure provides that health insurers that credential mental health professionals in their network may establish reasonable protocols and procedures for credentialing private mental health agencies. The bill establishes minimum standards that must be maintained by credentialed private mental health agencies. Read the Bill »
Status
02/14/2019: passed committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/14/2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19103738D |
01/14/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/27/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1685) |
01/31/2019 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19105550D-S1 |
02/01/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Read second time |
02/04/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/04/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19105550D-S1 |
02/04/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1685S1 |
02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/06/2019 | Read first time |
02/06/2019 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/11/2019 | Impact statement from SCC (SB1685S1) |
02/14/2019 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
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