Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota SF3705: Requirement extension that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to health insurance; extending a requirement that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.096.
From the engrossed text, March 17, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to health insurance; extending a requirement that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.096. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.096, is amended to read: 62Q.096 CREDENTIALING OF PROVIDERS. (a) If a health plan company has initially credentialed, as providers in its provider network, individual providers employed by or under contract with an entity (2) is a mental health clinic certified under section 245I.20; (3) is designated an essential community provider under section 62Q.19; and (4) is under contract with the health plan company to provide mental health services, the health plan company must continue to credential at least the same number of providers from that entity, as long as those providers meet the health plan company's credentialing standards. (b) In order to ensure timely access by patients to mental health services, deleted text begin between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2025,deleted text end a health plan company must credential and enter into a contract for mental health services with any provider of mental health services that: (1) meets the health plan company's credential requirements. For purposes of credentialing under this paragraph, a health plan company may waive credentialing requirements that are not directly related to quality of care in …
Sponsors
- Alice Mann (D) · primary sponsor
- Liz Boldon (D)
Latest actions
- : Author added Boldon
- : Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services
- : Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection
- : Introduction and first reading
Common questions
- What is SF3705?
- SF3705 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Requirement extension that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services.
- What does SF3705 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; extending a requirement that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.096.
- What is the status of SF3705?
- In committee as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Author added Boldon (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF3705?
- Alice Mann (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SF3705?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF3705&y=2025&ssn=0&b=senate
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