HB0896 - Tennessee - Physicians And Surgeons

Companion Bill SB1080. Physicians and Surgeons - Adds onsite medical clinics to those entities that a clinical laboratory or a physician may bill for cytopathology services. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 12. Fiscal Summary for *HB0896 / SB1080Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0896 / SB1080 Under present law, any clinical laboratory or physician providing cytopathology services for patients in Tennessee may present or cause to be presented a claim, bill, or demand for payment for the services only to the following: (1) The patient directly; (2) The responsible insurer or other third party payor; (3) The hospital, public health clinic, or nonprofit health clinic ordering the services; (4) The referring laboratory, other than a laboratory [...]

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