{"data":{"id":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3302b","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"18 Del. C. § 3302B","heading":"Purpose and intent [Effective Jan. 1, 2028].","body":"(a) This chapter requires carriers regulated by, or contracted with, this State and that require provider credentialing prior to the reimbursement or settlement of claims to participate in a comprehensive uniform health-care professional credentialing program to ensure that health-care professionals meet specific minimum standards of qualification for reimbursement and to ensure that the credentialing process is clearly defined and not limiting access to health-care services.\n(b) Credentialing standards in this chapter are designed to promote uniformity and efficiencies among processes, set certain response standards to improve health-care professional speed-to-market, and reduce the administrative burden of completing multiple, complex, and different processes.\n(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter establishes state standards for credentialing of health-care professionals and applies to all carriers that require provider credentialing prior to the reimbursement or settlement of claims and that contract with health-care professionals to provide health-care services under state-regulated plans or contracts delivered or issued under any of the following:\n(1) Title 18.\n(2) Title 19.\n(3) Title 29.\n(4) Title 31.","path":["Title 18. Insurance Code","Part I. Insurance","Chapter 33B. Health-Care Professional Access Act [Effective Jan. 1, 2028]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title18/title18.pdf","current_through":"2026-10-01 (85 Del. Laws, c. 550)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-21T05:49:49Z","sha256":"6b4a56e2e2afe3fb85b7202ec72da94109b3d2e7db2db06710ec3156dc500271","source_id":"us-de","stale":false,"prev":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3301b","next":"us-de/18-del.-c.-3303b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}