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CaliforniaAB 10412025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Health care coverage: physician and provider credentials.

Sponsored By: Steve Bennett (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Faster provider credentialing with 90-day deadline

Within one year of the section's operative date, plans and insurers must follow a 90-day credentialing deadline. The 90 days start after they get a complete application, including all third-party checks. They must confirm receipt and say if it is complete within 10 business days. If they approve before day 90, they must activate you and notify you within 10 days. If they miss 90 days, your credentials are provisionally approved for 120 days. This does not apply if you have licensing discipline, adverse actions or malpractice payments in the National Practitioner Data Bank, or were not credentialed by that plan or insurer in the past five years. The 90-day clock covers credentialing only, not contracting. These rules do not apply to some State Department of Health Care Services contracts.

Standard CAQH credentialing across plans and insurers

Beginning January 1, 2028, full-service health plans and health insurers must use the CAQH credentialing form and process. They may only ask for extra details to clarify or confirm what you put on the form. They must keep extra requests to a minimum. You must answer any extra request within 10 business days and keep your CAQH profile current. These rules do not apply to some contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Steve Bennett

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Dawn Addis

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 203 • No: 5

House vote • 9/9/2025

Item 235 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 67 • No: 2

Senate vote • 9/8/2025

Item 323 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 30 • No: 1

legislature vote • 8/29/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 5 • No: 0

legislature vote • 8/18/2025

Vote in CS61

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/2/2025

Vote in CS60

Yes: 10 • No: 0

House vote • 6/3/2025

Item 185 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 61 • No: 2

legislature vote • 5/23/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 11 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/1/2025

Vote in CX08

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 630, Statutes of 2025.

    10/11/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/11/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/16/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 2. Page 3115.).

    9/9/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/8/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 2587.).

    9/8/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/2/2025Senate

  8. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

    8/29/2025Senate

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 29).

    8/29/2025Senate

  10. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

    8/18/2025Senate

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/7/2025Senate

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 2).

    7/3/2025Senate

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    6/24/2025Senate

  14. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    6/18/2025Senate

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    6/4/2025Senate

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 2. Page 2011.)

    6/3/2025House

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/27/2025House

  18. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

    5/23/2025House

  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

    5/23/2025House

  20. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

    5/23/2025House

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

    4/23/2025House

  22. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/8/2025House

  23. Read second time and amended.

    4/7/2025House

  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 1).

    4/3/2025House

  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    3/10/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/11/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/11/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    8/29/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    7/7/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    6/24/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/23/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/7/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/20/2025

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