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Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Industrial Impact of COM Bill TextCoverTN - Authorizes the Access Tennessee health insurance pool to offer all of the covergae options available to any otherwise eligible person who agrees to pay 100 percent of the cost of the coverage as a premium without a subsidy from the state; such persons would be exempt from any enrollment caps or limitations for the program. - Amends TCA Title 56. Fiscal Summary for *HB2204 / SB2313Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCoverTN - Authorizes the Access Tennessee health insurance pool to offer all of the covergae options available to any otherwise eligible person who agrees to pay 100 percent of the cost of the coverage as a premium without a subsidy from the state; such persons would be exempt from any enrollment caps or limitations for the program. - Amends TCA Title 56. Fiscal Summary for SB2313 / *HB2204Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHR Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Studies - Creates special joint committee to study disparity in charges for health care, if any, assessed by providers for services provided to uninsured patients, as opposed to insured patients. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0156Increase State Expenditures - $1,600 Each One Day Meeting
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0813. Highway Patrol - Extends insurance coverage to families of highway patrol members killed in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7 and Title 8. Fiscal Summary for *HB0585 / SB0813MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB0585 / SB0813 Under present law, the surviving spouse of a state employee killed in the performance of duty may continue to participate in the group health insurance plan for state employees. The coverage may include the surviving spouse and any dependent children. The surviving spouse's cost and dependent children's cost of the coverage is equal to the amount paid by active employees for their coverage. The agency employing the employee at or immediately preceding the employee's death pays the employer portion of the premium. This bill extends the above provisions to the surviving spouse and dependent [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Trans Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0585. Highway Patrol - Extends insurance coverage to families of highway patrol members killed in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7 and Title 8. Fiscal Summary for SB0813 / *HB0585MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB0813 / *HB0585 Under present law, the surviving spouse of a state employee killed in the performance of duty may continue to participate in the group health insurance plan for state employees. The coverage may include the surviving spouse and any dependent children. The surviving spouse's cost and dependent children's cost of the coverage is equal to the amount paid by active employees for their coverage. The agency employing the employee at or immediately preceding the employee's death pays the employer portion of the premium. This bill extends the above provisions to the surviving spouse and dependent [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient diagnostic centers from charging uninsured patients more than 100 percent of the facility's average commercial health insurance reimbursement for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for *HB0355 / SB0436Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Health Care Facilities of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and outpatient diagnostic centers from charging uninsured patients more than 100 percent of the facility's average commercial health insurance reimbursement for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for *HB1446 / SB1988 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient diagnostic centers from charging uninsured patients more than 100 percent of the facility's average commercial health insurance reimbursement for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for SB0436 / *HB0355Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextHospitals and Health Care Facilities - Prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and outpatient diagnostic centers from charging uninsured patients more than 100 percent of the facility's average commercial health insurance reimbursement for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for SB1988 / *HB1446 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Industrial Impact of Commerce to 2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2036. Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Requires certain coverages and benefits for breast cancer patients including minimum in-hospital stays, secondary consultation coverage, and radiation therapy under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for *HB1854 / SB2036Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Potential Impact on Health Insurance Premiums (required by Tenn. Code Ann. ยง 3-2-111): Such legislation would result in an increase in the cost of health insurance premiums which exceeds $100,000 for plans that do not currently offer the mandated breast cancer benefits of the proposed legislation. Bill Summary for *HB1854 / SB2036 This bill requires that all health insurance policies that are issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2007, provide coverage of the following for breast [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Referred to Senate Delayed Bills Comm. Bill TextCounty Government - Authorizes the county legislative body, upon the adoption of a resolution, to pay an employee or official an amount equal to premium for group health insurance offered by the county if the employee or official elects not to participate in the group insurance coverage. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB4265 Increase Local Expenditures - Exceeds $100,000/Permissive
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate F,W&M Comm. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Endorses health care reform. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR0663 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 1058 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4207. Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Requires that long-term care insurers to offer the option of purchasing a policy or certificate including a nonforfeiture benefit; establishes training requirements for long-term care insurance producers; revises other various provisions governing long-term care insurance. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 42. Fiscal Summary for *HB4206 / SB4207 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB4206 / SB4207 Present law provides for and regulates long-term care insurance. "Long-term care insurance" means any insurance policy or rider advertised, marketed, offered, or designed to provide coverage for at least 12 consecutive months for each covered person on an expense incurred, indemnity, prepaid or other basis, for one or more necessary or medically necessary [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1058 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4206. Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Requires that long-term care insurers to offer the option of purchasing a policy or certificate including a nonforfeiture benefit; establishes training requirements for long-term care insurance producers; revises other various provisions governing long-term care insurance. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 42. Fiscal Summary for SB4207 / *HB4206 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB4207 / *HB4206 Present law provides for and regulates long-term care insurance. "Long-term care insurance" means any insurance policy or rider advertised, marketed, offered, or designed to provide coverage for at least 12 consecutive months for each covered person on an expense incurred, indemnity, prepaid or other basis, for one or more necessary or medically necessary [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1036 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4014. Insurance, Health, Accident - Authorizes the formation of health group cooperatives. - Amends TCA Title 56. Fiscal Summary for HB4066 / *SB4014Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $10,000 / One-Time Bill Summary for HB4066 / *SB4014 Under present law, the Tennessee Small Employer Group Health Coverage Reform Act provides a mechanism to make accident and health insurance available to small employers. A "small employer" means any person actively engaged in business that, on at least 50 percent of its working days during the preceding year, employed no more than 25 eligible employees and not less than three eligible employees, the majority of whom are employed within this state. This bill increases from 25 to 50 the maximum number of employees an employer may have and be considered [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 1036 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4066. Insurance, Health, Accident - Authorizes the formation of health group cooperatives. - Amends TCA Title 56. Fiscal Summary for *SB4014 / HB4066Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $10,000 / One-Time Bill Summary for *SB4014 / HB4066 Under present law, the Tennessee Small Employer Group Health Coverage Reform Act provides a mechanism to make accident and health insurance available to small employers. A "small employer" means any person actively engaged in business that, on at least 50 percent of its working days during the preceding year, employed no more than 25 eligible employees and not less than three eligible employees, the majority of whom are employed within this state. This bill increases from 25 to 50 the maximum number of employees an employer may have and be considered [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3936. Taxes, Income - Provides a Hall income tax deduction for premiums paid by the taxpayer for long-term care insurance for the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse or dependent. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3948 / *SB3936Increase State Expenditures - $70,000 / One-Time Decrease State Revenue - $1,250,000 / FY08-09 $2,500,000 / FY09-10 and thereafter Decrease Local Revenue - $750,000 / FY08-09 $1,500,000 / FY09-10 and thereafter Bill Summary for HB3948 / *SB3936 Present law imposes a 6 percent tax on incomes derived by way of dividends from stocks or by way of interest on bonds (known as the Hall income tax). This bill allows a credit against the Hall income tax. The credit would be in an equal to the total amount of premiums paid by the taxpayer during [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextTennCare - Requires the commissioner of finance and administration to seek a state plan amendment or a federal waiver in order to permit families to buy TennCare coverage for special needs children as a supplement to private health insurance coverage for the child. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 37; Title 49; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *HB4024Increase State Revenue - Exceeds $100,000 Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $358,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $641,400
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4131. Women - Enacts the "Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Act." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *HB4174 / SB4131Increase State Revenue - Exceeds $50,000/Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Fund Increase State Expenditures - $41,200/One-Time $581,900/Recurring Exceeds $50,000/Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Fund Bill Summary for *HB4174 / SB4131 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS This bill requires the department of health to: (1) Apply for federal grants providing for the collection of data regarding the number of abortions performed in this state, the characteristics of those seeking abortions, the reasons why women choose abortion, or any other information applicable to supporting pregnant women [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4174. Women - Enacts the "Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Act." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for SB4131 / *HB4174Increase State Revenue - Exceeds $50,000/Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Fund Increase State Expenditures - $41,200/One-Time $581,900/Recurring Exceeds $50,000/Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Fund Bill Summary for SB4131 / *HB4174 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS This bill requires the department of health to: (1) Apply for federal grants providing for the collection of data regarding the number of abortions performed in this state, the characteristics of those seeking abortions, the reasons why women choose abortion, or any other information applicable to supporting pregnant women [...] show full description
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