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1	1	HB 507-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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3	3	26Mar2025... 0993h
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5	5	2025 SESSION
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7	7	25-0575
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9	9	05/02
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11	11	HOUSE BILL507-FN
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13	13	AN ACTrelative to the timeline for credentialing of mental health care providers.
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15	15	SPONSORS:Rep. Gregg, Hills. 7; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17
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17	17	COMMITTEE:Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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21	21	AMENDED ANALYSIS
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23	23	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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27	27	Explanation:Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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29	29	Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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31	31	Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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33	33	26Mar2025... 0993h25-0575
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35	35	05/02
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37	37	STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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39	39	In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
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41	41	AN ACTrelative to the timeline for credentialing of mental health care providers.
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43	43	Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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45	45	1 Managed Care Law; Credentialing Verification Procedures; Mental Health Care Providers. Amend RSA 420-J:4, I(h) to read as follows:
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47	47	(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.
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49	49	2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
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51	51	LBA
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53	53	25-0575
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55	55	3/31/25
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57	57	HB 507-FN- FISCAL NOTE
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59	59	AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-0993h)
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61	61	AN ACTrelative to the timeline for credentialing of mental health care providers.
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63	63	FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding.
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66	66	Estimated State Impact
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68	68	Revenue $0 $0 Indeterminable Increase Indeterminable Increase
69	69	Revenue Fund(s) General Fund
70	70	Expenditures* $0 $0 $0 $0
71	71	Funding Source(s) General Fund
72	72	Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
73	73	Funding Source(s) None
74	74	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
75	75	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
76	76	FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
77	77	County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
78	78	County Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
79	79	Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
80	80	Local Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
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84	84	Estimated State Impact
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100	100	Indeterminable Increase
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102	102	Indeterminable Increase
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104	104	Revenue Fund(s)
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106	106	General Fund
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108	108	Expenditures*
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132	132	Funding Source(s)
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134	134	None
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136	136	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
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138	138	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
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158	158	County Expenditures
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168	168	Local Revenue
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178	178	Local Expenditures
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182	182	Indeterminable
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188	188	METHODOLOGY:
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190	190	This bill requires health carriers to process credentialing applications by mental health providers within 30 days of submission of a complete application. The bill also requires a health carrier to cover treatments as in-network retroactively from the date of credentialing package submission by a health care provider.
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192	192	The Insurance Department states expanding mental health coverage could increase claims costs and administrative expenses, potentially raising insurance premiums and having an indeterminable impact on Insurance Premium Tax revenue.
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194	194	Additionally, health insurers may face additional costs for staffing and system upgrades to comply with new requirements. While improved mental health access could reduce long-term healthcare costs and attract more providers to networks, the overall financial impact on local and county governments that purchase health insurance is indeterminable.
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196	196	AGENCIES CONTACTED:
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198	198	Insurance Department