D.__A carrier shall make credentialling decisions, including those granting or denying credentials, within 60 days of receipt of a completed credentialling application from a provider. The time period for granting or denying credentials may be extended upon written notification from the carrier within 60 days following submission of a completed application stating that information contained in the application requires additional time for verification. All credentialling decisions must be made within 180 days of receipt of a completed application.__For the purposes of this paragraph, an application is completed if the application includes all of the information required by the uniform credentialling application used by carriers and providers in this State, such attachments to that application as required by the carrier at the time of application and all corrections required by the carrier. A carrier shall review the entire application before returning it to the provider for corrections with a comprehensive list of all corrections needed at the time the application is first returned to the provider.__A carrier may not require that a provider have a home address within the State before accepting an application.

Sec. 2. Rulemaking. The Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Bureau of Insurance may amend Bureau of Insurance Rule Chapter 850, Health Plan Accountability, to conform to the requirements of this Act. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24-A, section 4309, rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.