Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Health Care Committee on March 6, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 4028
Imposes requirements and restrictions on insurer and coordinated care organization audits of claims for reimbursement submitted by behavioral health treatment providers.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<b>Digest: The Act limits how insurers, OHA and CCOs may conduct audits. The Act adds new information that some carriers must report to DCBS. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act limits how insurers, OHA and CCOs may conduct audits. The Act adds new information that some carriers must report to DCBS. The Act takes effect 91 days after session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</i>] Imposes requirements and restrictions on insurer and coordinated care organization audits of claims for reimbursement submitted by behavioral health treatment providers. Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. Adds information that certain carriers must annually report to the Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding compliance with behavioral health parity requirements. [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>].
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
8 co-sponsors
Court Boice, Matt Bunch, Pam Marsh, Mark Owens, Hai Pham, Alek Skarlatos, Jules Walters, Sue Rieke Smith
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 2 to March 6, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action12 actions on 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 1816 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days
Behavioral HealthFeb 2 to Feb 1614 days
In the SenateFeb 18 to Mar 6 · stopped16 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 191 day
Health CareFeb 19 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading41–1
Passed · Feb 18 · 18 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 16
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Feb 18
- Feb 2Introduced
- Sent to Behavioral Health
- Feb 5Heard in Behavioral Health
- Feb 12Heard in Behavioral Health
- Feb 16Behavioral Health recommended it as amended
- Feb 17Read a second time
- Feb 18Passed the House of Representatives, 41 to 1
In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 6
- Feb 19Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to Health Care
- Feb 25Heard in Health Care
- Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 12 actions, as published
- Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 2Referred to Behavioral Health with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 12Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
- Feb 16Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
- Feb 17Second reading.House of Representatives
- Feb 18Third reading. Carried by Harbick. Passed.House of Representatives
- Feb 19First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 19Referred to Health Care.Senate
- Feb 25Public Hearing held.Senate
- Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.Senate