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Bill to Speed Provider Credentialing Advances as Providers Describe Months‑long Delays
Summary
Representative Nancy Nathanson told the committee on March 4 that HB 3229 is intended to speed credentialing and empaneling so behavioral‑health providers can begin reimbursable care more quickly.
Representative Nancy Nathanson opened a public hearing on House Bill 3229 on March 4, 2025, describing the bill as a targeted effort to reduce credentialing and empaneling delays that keep behavioral‑health and other providers from beginning work for Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members.
Nathanson told the committee OHA currently averages about 52 days to process credentialing applications and has a backlog of roughly 4,300 applications. “When the missing information is supplied, the application starts over at the bottom of the queue,” she said, and the bill would require OHA to establish separate workflows for new applications versus simple administrative updates, staff up temporarily to reduce…
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