HF 875 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to health insurers’ credentialing process.

House File 875 modifies the credentialing process for health insurers and certain healthcare providers. The bill requires health insurers to respond to credentialing requests from physicians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, and physician assistants within 56 calendar days. If a health insurer denies a credentialing request, it must provide the applicant with a written reason for the denial. These changes aim to improve the transparency and efficiency of the process by which these medical professionals become authorized to provide services and receive payment through health insurance plans.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 6, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup to a standard bill format with page numbers and line numbers. The substantive policy content regarding health insurer credentialing requirements, including the 56-day response timeline and definitions for covered providers, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changed from line-by-line markup to standard bill format with page headers, line numbers, and explanatory notes added.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
33 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 11:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Warme, Dickey, and Knox.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2.
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.