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

✓	Introduced
✓	Passed Committee
✓	Passed House
✓	Passed Senate
✓	Signed by Governor
☐	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 »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
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)
02/18/2019	Read second time
02/19/2019	Read third time
02/19/2019	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/19/2019	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2019	Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/19/2019	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/19/2019	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2019	Enrolled
02/22/2019	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1685ER)
02/22/2019	Signed by President
02/22/2019	Signed by Speaker
02/26/2019	Impact statement from SCC (SB1685ER)
03/04/2019	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
03/04/2019	G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
03/21/2019	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 689 (effective 7/1/19)
03/21/2019	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689)

Hearing Scheduled

This bill is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Commerce and Labor committee on 08/21/2019. It meets on Monday, 1/2 hour after adjournment - Senate Room B.