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Senate debate highlights unreliable behavioral-health directories; reform bill tabled for fiscal review
Summary
Senator Collimore said an audit found 69% of behavioral-health provider listings are inaccurate; third substitute House Bill 71 would require insurers to update directories at least every 60 days and expedite access when in-network providers are unavailable. The Senate initially read the bill but voted to table it on third for fiscal impact.
Senators on the floor discussed a bill aimed at improving access to behavioral-health care after an audit found a high percentage of inaccurate listings in insurance provider directories.
Senator Collimore cited the legislative auditor general’s audit, saying it found that "69% of those providers were ghost providers," and argued HB71 requires insurers to publish comprehensive provider directories and…
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