HB 1002: Provider Participation in Health Insurance - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · Apr 13, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized with minor formatting adjustments to the sponsor list and title, while retaining the core policy to improve access to behavioral health care. The final version clarifies that carriers must contact providers who haven't submitted claims in 12 months to verify their status, and it formally adds 'Mental Health Providers' and 'Substance Use Disorder Providers' to the list of professionals subject to these network adequacy rules.

Scope change

The scope of the network adequacy requirements was expanded to explicitly include Mental Health Providers and Substance Use Disorder Providers, whereas the initial draft primarily focused on Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Nurses.

DEFINITION

Added specific definitions for 'Mental Health Provider' and 'Substance Use Disorder Provider' to the list of professionals covered by the bill's credentialing and network requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Refined the requirement for insurance carriers to contact providers who have not submitted claims in the preceding twelve months to confirm their intent to continue participating in the network.

TECHNICAL

Added a note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures and updated the sponsor list formatting to include all co-sponsors.

Adjusted the bill title to reflect the full scope of measures, including efforts to enhance provider participation in health-care provider networks.

Revised → Rerevised · 4 edits · Apr 1, 2026

MODERATE

The bill text was reorganized to include amendments adopted in the Second House, and the Senate sponsorship list was expanded to include seven new co-sponsors. Additionally, the document was updated to reflect that the bill is now in its 3rd Reading Unamended stage, scheduled for April 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding provider networks remains unchanged; the changes are procedural updates to the legislative history and sponsorship roster.

TECHNICAL

Added seven new Senate co-sponsors to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated the document header to reflect 'REREVISED' status and the inclusion of all amendments adopted in the Second House.

Added a header indicating the bill is in its 3rd Reading Unamended stage with a date of April 1, 2026.

Removed the previous 'REVISED' header and related text regarding amendments adopted on Second Reading.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · Mar 31, 2026

MINOR

The bill header was updated to reflect that this version includes amendments adopted on second reading in the second house, rather than just the house of introduction. The bill title was slightly modified to remove the word 'Behavioral' from the description of providers, and the reading status dates were adjusted to reflect the Senate's second reading date of March 31, 2026, alongside the House's third reading date of March 5, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding patient access to behavioral health providers and clinical hour requirements remains unchanged; the modifications are primarily procedural updates to the legislative history and title formatting.

TECHNICAL

The legislative header was changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to indicate the specific stage of amendments included.

The bill title was edited to remove the specific phrase 'BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS' from the descriptive portion of the title.

TIMELINE

A new date stamp for the Senate's 2nd Reading Unamended status was added, dated March 31, 2026.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was reengrossed to include additional sponsors and updated the header to reflect that all amendments have been adopted. The substantive text regarding clinical hour requirements for social workers was modified to mark the section as unamended at the third reading, while the detailed statutory amendments to C.R.S. 10-16-705.7 regarding provider credentialing were removed from this version.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding provider credentialing and clinical hour requirements remains focused on mental health and substance use providers, but the specific statutory text detailing these changes was removed in this version.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and updated to state that all amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction.

Additional names of sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Clifford, Duran, Froelich, Goldstein, Hamrick, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, McCluskie, McCormick, Nguyen, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Titone) were added to the House sponsorship list.

REQUIREMENT

The section detailing the reduction of clinical hours for licensed clinical social workers was marked as '3rd Reading Unamended' with a date of March 5, 2026.

The detailed statutory amendments to C.R.S. 10-16-705.7, which included specific changes to provider credentialing timelines, definitions, and enforcement rules, were removed from the text.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Mar 3, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates network adequacy rules for health carriers, requiring them to contact mental health and substance use providers at least once every twelve months to confirm their participation status. It also expands the definition of 'applicant' to include psychiatric nurses and adds new definitions for specific provider types to ensure timely credentialing processes.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of network adequacy requirements to explicitly include mental health providers, substance use disorder providers, and psychiatric nurses, whereas previous versions focused primarily on general provider participation.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the frequency of network confirmation contacts from a six-month period to a twelve-month period for specific provider types.

DEFINITION

Added 'psychiatric nurse' to the list of provider types subject to network adequacy confirmation requirements.

Updated the definition of 'applicant' to explicitly include psychiatric nurses alongside physicians and mental health providers.

Added new definitions for 'mental health provider', 'substance use disorder provider', and 'participating mental health provider' to clarify credentialing obligations.

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