Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3964: Requirement that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services extended.
Status: In committee, April 30, 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 introduced text, March 5, 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
- Robert Bierman (D) · primary sponsor
- Liz Reyer (D)
- Larry Kraft (D)
- Kelly Moller (D)
Latest actions
- : Author added Moller
- : Author added Kraft
- : Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
Common questions
- What is HF3964?
- HF3964 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Requirement that health plan companies must credential and contract with certain providers of mental health services extended.
- What does HF3964 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 HF3964?
- In committee as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Author added Moller (April 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF3964?
- Robert Bierman (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF3964?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF3964&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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