Health Care
Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to blood donations. [SB-828]
As introduced, requires a person who collects blood donations for the purpose of providing blood for blood transfusions to require a blood donor to disclose if the donor has received a COVID-19 vaccination; permits a person in need of a blood transfusion in a nonemergent situation to request blood based on the blood donor's COVID-19 vaccination status. - Amends TCA Title 68.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to healing arts. [HB-866]
As introduced, requires a healthcare provider to provide to a patient or a patient's authorized representative a copy of the patient's medical records within 20 working days of receipt of a written request by the patient or representative instead of 10 working days. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 37; Title 44; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health. [SB-839]
As introduced, extends from March 1 to April 1, the date by which the department of health must submit to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and legislative committees with subject matter jurisdiction over health a report with de-identified aggregate claims data on every inpatient and outpatient discharge that includes coded drug poisonings as reported for the calendar year two years prior to the current year by licensed hospitals to the commissioner of health. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to certificates of need. [HB-819]
As introduced, removes acute care hospitals from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of need beginning July 1, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health records. [HB-869]
As introduced, reduces from 10 working days to 10 calendar days from receipt of a written request by a patient or patient's authorized representative, the length of time a healthcare provider has to provide the patient or the patient's authorized representative a copy of the patient's medical records. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 47; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session
Classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor. [SB-194]
Classify nicotine products as tobacco products, to increase tax rates on cigarettes and tobacco products, to create the healthcare workforce development fund, and to make an appropriation therefor.
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Utah 2025 General Session
Medicaid Pharmacy Amendments [HB-409]
Medicaid Pharmacy Amendments
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health care. [HB-839]
As introduced, extends from January 15 to March 1, the date by which the commissioner of health, in consultation with the department of finance and administration and any other state agency involved in the administration of the safety net program, must annually report to the general assembly on data relating to access to care and safety net adequacy related issues. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. [SB-764]
As introduced, removes an obsolete provision that required health-related boards to report to the general assembly by January 1, 2019, regarding issues relating to implementation of provisions regarding electronic prescriptions for Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 14; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. [HB-740]
As introduced, removes an obsolete provision that required, on or before January 15, 2018, the commissioner of health, in consultation with the perinatal advisory committee and with the assistance of relevant state agencies, to report to legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care concerning aspects of births involving neonatal abstinence syndrome and opioid use by women of childbearing age. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 29, relative to medical laboratories. [HB-702]
As introduced, clarifies that the location to which specimens are transported that are collected at a collection station owned and operated by a medical laboratory owner that is a licensee of a medical laboratory in this state does not affect the ability of such collection station to operate without an additional license from the medical laboratory board. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health care. [HB-754]
As introduced, requires gender clinics accepting funds from this state to perform gender transition procedures to also perform detransition procedures; requires insurance entities providing coverage of gender transition procedures to also cover detransition procedures; requires certain gender clinics and insurance entities to report information regarding detransition procedures to the department of health. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Utah 2025 General Session
Blood Transfusion Amendments [HB-400]
Blood Transfusion Amendments
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health care. [SB-716]
As introduced, extends from January 15 to March 1, the date by which the commissioner of health, in consultation with the department of finance and administration and any other state agency involved in the administration of the safety net program, must annually report to the general assembly on data relating to access to care and safety net adequacy related issues. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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South Dakota 2025 Regular Session
Prohibit a hospital from reporting medical debt for collection in certain situations. [HB-1210]
Prohibit a hospital from reporting medical debt for collection in certain situations.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. [HB-657]
As introduced, allows a healthcare provider to petition a relevant board after completing a peer assistance or treatment program contract to remove information from public dissemination regarding the adverse action and consent order after 10 years from the probation date; authorizes the division of health related boards to promulgate rules to effectuate such petition process. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to health care. [HB-647]
As introduced, requires, by January 15 of each year, the commissioner of health to annually report to legislative committees on the progress of its statewide strategy for the provision of adult emergency oral health care, utilizing public and private sector resources. - Amends TCA Title 68.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health care. [SB-676]
As introduced, requires gender clinics accepting funds from this state to perform gender transition procedures to also perform detransition procedures; requires insurance entities providing coverage of gender transition procedures to also cover detransition procedures; requires certain gender clinics and insurance entities to report information regarding detransition procedures to the department of health. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. [SB-619]
As introduced, allows a healthcare provider to petition a relevant board after completing a peer assistance or treatment program contract to remove information from public dissemination regarding the adverse action and consent order after 10 years from the probation date; authorizes the division of health related boards to promulgate rules to effectuate such petition process. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
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Tennessee 114th General Assembly
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to health care. [SB-597]
As introduced, requires, by January 15 of each year, the commissioner of health to annually report to legislative committees on the progress of its statewide strategy for the provision of adult emergency oral health care, utilizing public and private sector resources. - Amends TCA Title 68.