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Bill would require 30-day credentialing timeline for mental health providers to speed hiring, sponsors say
Summary
House Bill 507 would hold health carriers to a 30-day timeline — the same standard as for primary care physicians — for credentialing mental health providers; supporters say the change will reduce delays that slow onboarding of behavioral health clinicians.
Representative Alicia Greg (Nashua) told the committee House Bill 507 shortens the deadline health carriers have to process credentialing applications for mental health providers to 30 days, matching the existing standard for primary care physicians under state managed-care law (statutory section cited in testimony). Greg and supporters said the change targets a known onboarding bottleneck that lengthens patient wait times and contributes to New Hampshire’s behavioral…
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