Health Care

State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to healthcare providers. [HB-2366]
As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to international medical school graduates applying for and utilizing special licenses. - Amends TCA Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Towns Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 929 on 05/13/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to medicaid expansion. [HB-2330]
As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion; requires the governor to ensure that during such negotiation, an emphasis is placed on increasing resources and health care in rural and marginalized communities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Pearson Failed In S/c Insurance Subcommittee Of Insurance Committee on 03/12/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to services for the elderly and individuals with disabilities. [HB-2334]
As introduced, requires the department of health, in conjunction with the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities, to submit an annual report concerning the level of compliance with state law of each healthcare facility in this state charged with providing services to the elderly and individuals with disabilities; requires the reports to be made accessible, at no charge, to the public on the department of health's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Pearson Failed In S/c Health Subcommittee Of Health Committee on 03/26/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. [SB-2231]
As introduced, replaces the current requirements to qualify for employment as a surgical technologist with successful completion of a nationally accredited surgical technology program recognized by the Health Facilities Commission. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Jackson Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Health And Welfare Committee on 03/19/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to health. [HB-2328]
As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to the regulation of licensed professional counselors, licensed marital and family therapists, and licensed clinical pastoral therapists. - Amends TCA Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Freeman Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 1035 on 05/31/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7, relative to the medical cannabis commission. [HB-2361]
As introduced, clarifies that one of the persons appointed to the medical cannabis commission by the speaker of the senate must be a specialist in the area of substance abuse prevention. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 7.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Carringer Assigned To S/c Health Subcommittee on 02/06/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 14; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to health care. [SB-2176]
As introduced, removes from code an outdated requirement that the polysomnography professional standards committee hold at least one public meeting each year during the years 2007 through 2010 to allow public discussion of new developments in the practice of polysomnography. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 49 and Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Hensley Withdrawn. on 04/15/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to medical records. [SB-2140]
As introduced, requires a healthcare provider providing a vaccination to a minor to include in the minor's electronic medical record proof of prior parental or guardian informed consent. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shane Reeves Passed On Second Consideration, Refer To Senate Health And Welfare Committee on 02/01/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 14; Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 4; Title 49 and Title 63, relative to public health. [SB-2151]
As enacted, prohibits a healthcare provider from coercing a person, including a person who has legal authority to make healthcare decisions for a child, to consent to a vaccination, misleading or misrepresenting that a vaccination is required by state law when state law provides an exemption, or misleading or misrepresenting that a newborn screening test is required by state law. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 4; Title 49 and Title 63.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rusty Crowe Effective Date(s) 07/01/2024 on 05/31/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Health Insurance Benefit Amendments [HB-425]
Health Insurance Benefit Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Norman Thurston House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/01/2024

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Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to the use of buprenorphine products. [HB-2308]
As enacted, authorizes only a licensed physician to prescribe a buprenorphine product for an FDA-approved use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment; prohibits healthcare providers not licensed as physicians, and who are otherwise permitted to prescribe Schedule II or III drugs, from prescribing a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder unless the provider meets certain criteria; authorizes the health facilities commission to inspect facilities for compliance; requires the commission to report violations to the appropriate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Vaughan Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 857 on 05/13/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Access to Protected Health Information [HB-427]
Access to Protected Health Information

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Dunnigan Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/14/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Health Benefit Amendments [SB-166]
Health Benefit Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Eliason Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/14/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 68, relative to the health facilities commission. [HB-2269]
As enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to certificate of need. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway Effective Date(s) 05/21/2024, 07/01/2024, 07/01/2025,12/01/2025,12/01/2027,12/01/2029 on 05/28/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. [HB-2275]
As introduced, replaces the current requirements to qualify for employment as a surgical technologist with successful completion of a nationally accredited surgical technology program recognized by the Health Facilities Commission. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pat Marsh Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Health Subcommittee Of Health Committee on 03/19/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Rural Development Act Amendments [SB-162]
Rural Development Act Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Hinkins Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/21/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Nonprofit Hospital Amendments [HB-416]
Nonprofit Hospital Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/01/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the "Tennessee Medical Autonomy Related to Cannabis Act." [SB-2104]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medical Autonomy Related to Cannabis Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. London Lamar Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/27/2024

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 71, relative to doulas. [HB-2225]
As introduced, adds doula services performed by a person with a verification of certification to the list of services that may be provided as medical assistance under the TennCare program; directs the department of health to establish by rule a process for the verification of certification to a person who demonstrates that the person has completed a doula training program that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 71.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Love Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Health Subcommittee Of Health Committee on 03/26/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Student Mental Health Amendments [HB-413]
Student Mental Health Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Eliason Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/12/2024

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