Delaware 153rd General Assembly Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

SB 334 — Health Care Professional Access Act

Last action — Lieu/Substituted

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced June 10, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The Act speeds up the credentialing process for health care professionals.

The Health Care Professional Access Act requires insurance carriers to streamline and expedite the credentialing process for health care professionals to 45 days. It also allows provisional credentialing for quicker reimbursement, especially in areas with shortages.

What this means for you
  • Families: Families will benefit from quicker access to health care providers, especially in shortage areas.
  • Healthcare: This means healthcare professionals can start working and get reimbursed faster, improving patient access to services.

Summary

The Health Care Professional Access Act requires carriers to participate in uniform processes with specific timetables to create speed-to-market for health care professionals. Currently, health care professionals may be employed for 6 months or more with no ability to collect insurer reimbursement due to lengthy carrier credentialing process. Ensuring uniformity across carriers, as well as relevant procedural standards, will help attract and retain health care professionals in our state, enable movement between practices and the creation of new ones, and ensure nondiscrimination in credentialing decisions. Under this Act, credentialing processes are limited to 45 days. This Act additionally provides for provisional credentialing, whereby reimbursement ability is provided even more quickly for certain health care professionals, including FQHCs, and in designated shortage areas which currently include mental health professionals statewide and primary and dental care in Kent and Sussex Counties, or is offered if timelines are not met. Oversight of compliance with this Act falls to the applicable regulatory agency. The Act also ensures specific processes and health care professional rights during a carrier’s intent to terminate a credential. More than 30 states have credentialing standards in law, with additional jurisdictions considering relevant legislation. Components of this legislation are derived from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Health Care Professional Credentialing Verification Model Act.

Bill Text

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Sponsors

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (61)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 334 do?
The Health Care Professional Access Act requires carriers to participate in uniform processes with specific timetables to create speed-to-market for health care professionals. Currently, health care professionals may be employed for 6 months or more with no ability to collect insurer reimbursement due to lengthy carrier credentialing process. Ensuring uniformity across carriers, as well as relevant procedural standards, will help attract and retain health care professionals in our state, enable movement between practices and the creation of new ones, and ensure nondiscrimination in credentialing decisions. Under this Act, credentialing processes are limited to 45 days. This Act additionally provides for provisional credentialing, whereby reimbursement ability is provided even more quickly for certain health care professionals, including FQHCs, and in designated shortage areas which currently include mental health professionals statewide and primary and dental care in Kent and Sussex Counties, or is offered if timelines are not met. Oversight of compliance with this Act falls to the applicable regulatory agency. The Act also ensures specific processes and health care professional rights during a carrier’s intent to terminate a credential. More than 30 states have credentialing standards in law, with additional jurisdictions considering relevant legislation. Components of this legislation are derived from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Health Care Professional Credentialing Verification Model Act.
Who sponsors SB 334?
SB 334 is sponsored by Marie Pinkney (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 334?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced June 10, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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