CO HB1002

Commercial insurance carriers must contact providers who have not submitted claims for 6+ months to confirm network participation and whether they are accepting new patients; non-responsive providers must be removed after 30 days following certified mail notice

Mental health and substance use disorder providers are added to carrier credentialing requirements with expedited 30-day credentialing timelines (compared to 60 days for physicians) and 5-day directory correction requirements

Carriers must admit prelicensed mental health providers into networks and reimburse them for services provided under supervision of a licensed mental health or substance use disorder provider

Licensed clinical social worker requirements now include completion of 3,000 hours of post-master's supervised clinical practice over 2-5 years

Medicaid managed care entities must verify provider participation after 6 months of inactivity and complete enrollment of mental health/substance use disorder providers within 30 days of receiving a completed application