KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Texas

HB3151 • 2025

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hull
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  8. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  31. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  32. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  33. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2283

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  37. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Hull

  38. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  39. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2217

  40. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  42. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  43. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  44. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  45. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  46. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  48. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  51. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  52. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  53. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  54. 2025-02-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3151 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3151

AN ACT

relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified

health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 540.0656(a) and (d), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(a) In this section, "applicant provider" means a physician

or other health care provider
, including a federally qualified

health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) or a

health care provider for the federally qualified health center,

applying for expedited credentialing.

(d) To qualify for expedited credentialing and payment

under Subsection (e), an applicant provider must:

(1)
have a current contract with a Medicaid managed

care organization or
be a member of
or a health care provider for

one of the following that has a current contract with a Medicaid

managed care organization:

(A) an established health care provider group; or

(B)

a federally qualified health center as

defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B)
[
an established health

care provider group that has a current contract with a Medicaid

managed care organization
];

(2) be a Medicaid-enrolled provider;

(3) agree to comply with the terms of the contract

described by Subdivision (1); and

(4) submit all documentation and other information the

Medicaid managed care organization requires as necessary to enable

the organization to begin the credentialing process the

organization requires to include a provider in the organization's

provider network.

SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act

a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a

federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,

the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or

authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the

waiver or authorization is granted.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3151 was passed by the House on May

13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3151 was passed by the Senate on May

26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor