A2236 • 2026

Requires automatic issuance of credential to provide services in carrier provider network for physicians in good standing in New Jersey.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Speight, Shanique
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: Reported and Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires automatic issuance of credential to provide services in carrier provider network for physicians in good standing in New Jersey.

What This Bill Does

Requires automatic issuance of credential to provide services in carrier provider network for physicians in good standing in New Jersey.
Topic: Health Infrastructure Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

2026-05-28 New Jersey Legislature
Reported and Referred to Assembly Health Infrastructure Committee
2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires automatic issuance of credential to provide services in carrier provider network for physicians in good standing in New Jersey.
Topic:
Health Infrastructure
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2236 TR

ASSEMBLY, No. 2236

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblywoman� HEATHER SIMMONS

District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires automatic issuance of credential to provide
services in carrier provider network for physicians in good standing in New
Jersey.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Regulated Professions
Committee with technical review.

��

An Act

concerning physicians in carriers� provider
networks and amending P.L.2001, c.88.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Section 2 of P.L.2001,
c.88 (C.26:2S-7.2) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.���
[
Within 180
days of the adoption of the forms by regulation pursuant to this act, a
]

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carrier which offers a managed care plan shall accept the universal physician
application for participation form and renewal form adopted pursuant to
[
this act
]

P.L.2001,
c.88

(C.26:2S-7.1 et seq.)
for the purpose of credentialing
physicians who seek to participate in the carrier's provider network and for
the purpose of credentialing physicians who are employed by hospitals or other
health care facilities which seek to participate in the carrier's provider
network.�
An application received for the purposes of credentialing a
physician pursuant to this section, or to renew a credential, shall be deemed
approved if the information included as part of the application demonstrates
the license of the physician as issued by the State Board of Medical Examiners
is in good standing.

���� Nothing in this section shall
be construed to prevent a carrier from requesting additional information from
an applicant that is not provided for in the universal application or renewal
form, as applicable, if the requested information does not duplicate any
information included in the applicable form.

(cf: P.L.2001, c.88, s.2)

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately and shall be applicable to applications for credentialing
received on or after the effective date.