A. A health insurer shall establish a process for the electronic submission of a credentialing application. On or before December 31, 2019, the health insurers shall adopt and implement a standard application.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-3452

  • Application: means an applicant's initial application to be credentialed as a participating provider. See Arizona Laws 20-3451
  • Credentialing: means to collect, verify and assess whether a provider meets relevant licensing, education and training requirements to become or remain a participating provider. See Arizona Laws 20-3451
  • Health insurer: means a disability insurer, group disability insurer, blanket disability insurer, health care services organization, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or a hospital, medical, dental and optometric service corporation and includes the health insurer's designee. See Arizona Laws 20-3451
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. On or before December 31, 2019, to the greatest extent possible, a health insurer shall establish an electronic process to submit supporting documentation for a credentialing application.