Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1002
Session 2026A
Provider Participation in Health Insurance
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 14, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
K. Brown
Unknown
L. Gilchrist
Unknown
M. Ball
Unknown
B. Pelton
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1002
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
B. Pelton
Sponsor
Unknown
K. Brown
Sponsor
Unknown
L. Gilchrist
Sponsor
Unknown
M. Ball
Sponsor
House Votes (4)
Motion Text
Refer House Bill 26-1002 to the Committee of the Whole.
Summary
If a health-care provider has not submitted a claim for a period of at least 6 months, the bill requires a commercial insurance carrier (carrier) to contact the provider to confirm the provider's participation in the carrier's provider network and to determine whether the provider is accepting new patients.The bill includes mental health providers and substance use disorder providers as providers who may participate in a carrier's provider network and expedites the credentialing process for these providers.The bill requires carriers to admit prelicensed providers into the carrier's network and to reimburse prelicensed providers for services rendered when provided under the supervision of a mental health provider or substance use disorder provider.The bill requires a clinical social worker to complete 3,000 hours of post-master's supervised clinical practice over a period of between 2 and 5 years in order to be licensed.The bill requires a managed care entity to contact providers enrolled in medicaid who have not submitted a claim for at least 6 months to confirm the provider's participation and to determine whether the provider is accepting new patients.The bill expedites the medicaid enrollment process for mental health providers and substance use disorder providers who apply to participate in the medicaid program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Text (1)
Actions (3)
02/27/2026
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/10/2026
House
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
01/14/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Sources
Record Created
Jan 14, 2026 8:17:46 PM
Record Updated
Feb 27, 2026 9:06:50 PM