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Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Industrial Impact of Commerce to 2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0107. Children - Requires hearing screenings for newborns; also requires health insurance coverage of such screenings. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 25 and Title 68, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for HB0817 / *SB0107Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - The Department of Health currently receives a $150,000 federal newborn hearing screening follow-up grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Such grant could be placed in jeopardy if required reporting data was not properly reported to the Department of Health. Potential Impact on Health Insurance Premiums (required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-2-111): Such legislation would result in a not significant increase in the cost of health insurance premiums for plans that do not currently offer hearing screenings for newborns. Bill [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Failed In Senate C,L&A Comm. Ayes 3, Nays 0 PNV 6 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0817. Children - Requires hearing screenings for newborns; also requires health insurance coverage of such screenings. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 25 and Title 68, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB0107 / HB0817Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - The Department of Health currently receives a $150,000 federal newborn hearing screening follow-up grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Such grant could be placed in jeopardy if required reporting data was not properly reported to the Department of Health. Potential Impact on Health Insurance Premiums (required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-2-111): Such legislation would result in a not significant increase in the cost of health insurance premiums for plans that do not currently offer hearing screenings for newborns. Bill [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 27 Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires hospitals, during the fall and winter months, to offer elderly inpatients certain immunizations for flu and pneumococcal diseases. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB1346 / *SB0334Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Public Chapter 27 Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires hospitals, during the fall and winter months, to offer elderly inpatients certain immunizations for flu and pneumococcal diseases. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB0334 / HB1346Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Withdrawn. Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires each acute care hospital to offer certain immunizations to inpatients who are 65 and older. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB0747 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0747 This bill requires acute care hospitals to offer immunizations for influenza and pneumococcal disease to inpatients who are 65 years of age or older prior to such patients' discharges. The immunizations must be offered from October 1 of each year to the following March 1 based on the latest recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The requirements of this bill are subject to the availability of the vaccine.
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Public Chapter 530 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2040. Nurses, Nursing - Enacts the "Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *HB1892 / SB2040(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $345,000 Recurring $45,000 One-Time Bill Summary for *HB1892 / SB2040 This bill establishes a nurse home visitor program whereby a nurse would provide regular, in-home visiting nurse services to low-income, first-time mothers during pregnancy and through the child's second birthday. The nurse would educate the mothers on the importance of nutrition and avoidance of drugs and alcohol and would assist and educate the mothers in providing general care for their children. The nurse may also assist the mothers in locating assistance with educational achievement and employment. The program would [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 530 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1892. Nurses, Nursing - Enacts the "Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for SB2040 / *HB1892(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $345,000 Recurring $45,000 One-Time Bill Summary for SB2040 / *HB1892 This bill establishes a nurse home visitor program whereby a nurse would provide regular, in-home visiting nurse services to low-income, first-time mothers during pregnancy and through the child's second birthday. The nurse would educate the mothers on the importance of nutrition and avoidance of drugs and alcohol and would assist and educate the mothers in providing general care for their children. The nurse may also assist the mothers in locating assistance with educational achievement and employment. The program would [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Failed In: Commerce Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0074. Public Health - Requires hospitals predischarge to screen infants for hearing; attending health professionals to refer certain newborns; tests specified; follow-ups referred to department of health or education; adds insurance coverage; misdemeanor violations. - Amends TCA Section 37-3-703; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 25 and Title 68, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB0011 / SB0074Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - The Department of Health currently receives a $150,000 federal newborn hearing screening follow-up grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. Such grant could be placed in jeopardy if required reporting data was not properly reported to the Department of Health. Potential Impact on Health Insurance Premiums (required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-2-111): Such legislation would result in a not [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Public Chapter 864 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1415. Public Health - Enacts the "Restroom Access Act." - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *HB0122 / SB1415Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0122 / SB1415 This bill requires any place of business that is open to the general public for the sale of goods or services ("retail establishment") that has an employee toilet facility to allow a customer to use such facility during normal business hours, if: (1) The customer requesting the use of the employee toilet facility suffers from a medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility or utilizes an ostomy device; (2) Three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time of the request;[...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/03/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextPublic Health - Authorizes the local health director or officer to train employees of local health departments to take blood pressure without a physician's order. - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *HB0184 / SB0510 MINIMAL
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Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/19/2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3234. Health, Dept. of - Authorizes the department to contract with the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (NFDH), or other appropriate nonprofit organization, to provide donated dental services. - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB4012 / *SB3234Increase State Expenditures - $3,900/One-Time $116,800/Recurring A more precise cost estimate is not possible because the Department of Health has not provided any information to assist in the preparation of this fiscal note. Bill Summary for HB4012 / *SB3234 This bill authorizes the department of health to contract with an appropriate and qualified nonprofit organization to establish and administer a donated dental services program through which licensed, volunteer dentists would provide comprehensive dental care to needy individuals who do [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1126 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2832. Health Care - Designates the nurse home visitor program as a pilot program and changes eligibility criteria for participation in the program by service providers and communities. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB4014 / *SB2832Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB4014 / *SB2832 Present law requires any health care facilities with an annual average daily census of at least 25 inpatients based on the most recent JAR public data, where applicable, or any outpatient facility that performs an annual average of 25 procedures per day to join the centers for disease control's national nosocomial infection surveillance/national healthcare safety network (NNIS/NHSN) surveillance system within 120 days of when it becomes open to the facility's type of license. This bill expands [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 848 Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Extends to inpatient mental health facilities the provision whereby a health care facility may require that a patient's blood be tested for hepatitis B and HIV in the event that an employee of the facility, a student studying at such facility or other health care provider that renders services at such facility is exposed to the blood or other body fluid of a patient. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for *HB4109 / SB4153Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 848 Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Extends to inpatient mental health facilities the provision whereby a health care facility may require that a patient's blood be tested for hepatitis B and HIV in the event that an employee of the facility, a student studying at such facility or other health care provider that renders services at such facility is exposed to the blood or other body fluid of a patient. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for SB4153 / *HB4109Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 748 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3710. Public Health - Renames the "black health care commission" as the "health equity commission." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB4015 / *SB3710 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB4015 / *SB3710 ON MARCH 13, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 4015, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 removes the termination date for the commission.
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextPublic Health - Requires individuals who have tested positive for latent tuberculosis infection to be reported to the department of health and treated. - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB4047 / *SB3736Increase State Expenditures - $444,700/One-Time $11,353,700/Recurring
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Budget of Finance, Ways and Means of Finance, Ways & Means Committee Bill TextPublic Health - Encourages the department of health to engage in a public information campaign through voluntary and donated efforts to encourage public understanding and early treatment of cancer as part of the cancer reporting system. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB4058 / *SB4085Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill TextPublic Health - Encourages the department of health to engage in a public information campaign through voluntary and donated efforts to encourage public understanding and early treatment of cancer as part of the cancer reporting system. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *SB4085 / HB4058Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 903 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3806. State Government - Changes entities eligible for diabetes grants from the Tennessee Center for Diabetes Prevention and Health Improvement. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 40, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for HB4009 / *SB3806Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB4009 / *SB3806 Present law authorizes the Tennessee center for diabetes prevention and health improvement to make grants to high schools for programs promoting the understanding and prevention of diabetes and to providers of primary and specialty health care services related to the treatment of pre-diabetes and diabetes that are either public entities or non-profit organizations. This bill adds to present law by authorizing the center to make grants to for-profit health-related providers. ON MARCH 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Environment of CON Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3965. Water - Requires that certain water supply systems, wastewater systems, and water distribution systems must employ or otherwise arrange for the services of a full-time certified operator. - Amends TCA Section 68-221-904. Fiscal Summary for HB3913 / *SB3965 Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $800,000 Increase Local Expenditures* - $2,000,000 Bill Summary for HB3913 / *SB3965 Under present law, it is a Class C misdemeanor for any person, firm, or corporation, both municipal and private, operating a water supply system or wastewater system, to operate the water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, water distribution system, or wastewater collection system, unless the competency of the operators in direct charge of such system are duly certified by the commissioner of environment and conservation. A violator [...] show full description
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