CHAPTER 32
HB 507-FN - FINAL VERSION
26Mar2025... 0993h
2025 SESSION
25-0575
05/02
HOUSE BILL 507-FN
AN ACT relative to the timeline for credentialing of mental health care providers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires health carriers to process credentialing applications by mental health providers within 30 days of submission of a complete application.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26Mar2025... 0993h 25-0575
05/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the timeline for credentialing of mental health care providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
32:1 Managed Care Law; Credentialing Verification Procedures; Mental Health Care Providers. Amend RSA 420-J:4, I(h) to read as follows:
(h) Act upon and finalize the credentialing process within 30 calendar days of receipt of a clean and complete application for primary care physicians and mental health providers and within 45 days [for specialists] of receipt of a clean and complete application for specialists. In this section, "clean and complete" means an application signed and appropriately dated by the health care provider, that includes all of the applicable information required in paragraph II and any affirmative responses on questions related to quality and clinical competence shall contain explanations satisfactory to the carrier.
32:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
Approved: May 14, 2025
Effective Date: January 01, 2026
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 19, 2025 | 2025-0993h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 21, 2025: Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 32; eff.01/01/2026
May 6, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12
May 6, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 9, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 17
April 2, 2025: Hearing: 04/09/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 16
March 27, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 10
March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0993h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 8
March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0993h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 8
March 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0993h 03/19/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 17 P. 8
March 13, 2025: Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
March 13, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
March 7, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/12/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
Jan. 30, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 13