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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill TextHealth Care - Defines "authorized person" for purposes of "Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act.” - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB1727 / *SB1318Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate GW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill TextHealth Care - Defines "authorized person" for purposes of "Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act.” - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB1318 / HB1727Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant
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: 05/08/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0335. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires certain advance notification to patients under certain circumstances when patient treatment records are scheduled for destruction. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 2, Part 1; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for HB1550 / *SB0335(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $206,300 Recurring $27,300 One-Time Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1550 / *SB0335 Under present law, a hospital must retain and preserve records that relate directly to the care and treatment of a patient for a period of 10 years following the discharge of the patient or the patient's death during the patient's period of treatment within the hospital. This bill requires a hospital to give at least 30 days' [...] show full description
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: 05/02/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1550. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires certain advance notification to patients under certain circumstances when patient treatment records are scheduled for destruction. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 2, Part 1; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for *SB0335 / HB1550(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $206,300 Recurring $27,300 One-Time Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0335 / HB1550 Under present law, a hospital must retain and preserve records that relate directly to the care and treatment of a patient for a period of 10 years following the discharge of the patient or the patient's death during the patient's period of treatment within the hospital. This bill requires a hospital to give at least 30 days' [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 373 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1209. Medicine, Practice of - Places a duty and responsibility on the board of medical examiners to regulate the practice of office-based surgery, including promulgating necessary rules and regulations to promote patient health and safety in such practices; requires board to enter into memorandum of understanding with department of health for site surveys. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for *HB1056 / SB1209Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1056 / SB1209 ON MAY 10, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1056, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 redefines "office-based surgery" for the purposes of this bill, establishes requirements for the rules and regulations to be promulgated [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Failed In: Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1368. Medicine, Practice of - Requires board of medical examiners to formulate a list of common risks for five most frequent cosmetic surgery procedures in the state; list must be provided to patient before cosmetic surgery procedure is undertaken. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for HB1306 / *SB1368Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1306 / *SB1368 This bill prohibits physicians from performing elective cosmetic surgery upon any patient without the patient's informed consent. This bill requires the board of medical examiners to formulate a list of common risks of the five cosmetic procedures that are most frequently performed in Tennessee. Each physician must provide any patient with a copy [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 896 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1252. Medicine, Practice of - Authorizes the commissioner of health to appoint an individual within the department to coordinate with other state government departments and agencies to ensure that the impact of all programs for the prevention and treatment of diabetes is maximized; requires the department to serve as the central repository in Tennessee for data related to the prevention and treatment of diabetes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB1633 / *SB1252Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1633 / *SB1252 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1252, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to authorize the commissioner of health to appoint an individual within the department [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 373 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1056. Medicine, Practice of - Places a duty and responsibility on the board of medical examiners to regulate the practice of office-based surgery, including promulgating necessary rules and regulations to promote patient health and safety in such practices; requires board to enter into memorandum of understanding with department of health for site surveys. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for SB1209 / *HB1056Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1209 / *HB1056 ON MAY 10, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1056, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 redefines "office-based surgery" for the purposes of this bill, establishes requirements for the rules and regulations to be promulgated [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3938. Medicine, Practice of - Limits the amount of psychotropic drugs that may be prescribed to any patient by a non-psychiatrist prescriber for a duration of more than six weeks unless the patient undergoes a comprehensive psychological evaluation or a course of short-term psychological treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *HB3842 / SB3938Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $358,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $641,400 Bill Summary for *HB3842 / SB3938 This bill requires that any patient who is receiving more than one prescription of any psychotropic medication for more than six weeks in duration from a non-psychiatrist prescriber also undergo either a comprehensive psychological examination for diagnostic purposes or a course of short-term psychological [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3842. Medicine, Practice of - Limits the amount of psychotropic drugs that may be prescribed to any patient by a non-psychiatrist prescriber for a duration of more than six weeks unless the patient undergoes a comprehensive psychological evaluation or a course of short-term psychological treatment. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for SB3938 / *HB3842Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $358,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $641,400 Bill Summary for SB3938 / *HB3842 This bill requires that any patient who is receiving more than one prescription of any psychotropic medication for more than six weeks in duration from a non-psychiatrist prescriber also undergo either a comprehensive psychological examination for diagnostic purposes or a course of short-term psychological [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3886. Workers' Compensation - Imposes various requirements on contracting agents who sell, lease, assign, transfer, or convey their lists of contracted health care providers and their contracted reimbursement rate; applies under the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-204. Fiscal Summary for HB3848 / *SB3886MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3848 / *SB3886 Present law authorizes the commissioner of labor and workforce development to establish a medical fee schedule for medical services that are provided through the workers' compensation system. The comprehensive medical fee schedule does not prohibit an employer, trust or pool, or insurer from negotiating lower fees in its own medical fee agreements. This bill requires that any lower fees paid for medical services furnished on or after January 1, 2009, must be [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3848. Workers' Compensation - Imposes various requirements on contracting agents who sell, lease, assign, transfer, or convey their lists of contracted health care providers and their contracted reimbursement rate; applies under the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-204. Fiscal Summary for *SB3886 / HB3848MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB3886 / HB3848 Present law authorizes the commissioner of labor and workforce development to establish a medical fee schedule for medical services that are provided through the workers' compensation system. The comprehensive medical fee schedule does not prohibit an employer, trust or pool, or insurer from negotiating lower fees in its own medical fee agreements. This bill requires that any lower fees paid for medical services furnished on or after January 1, 2009, must be [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 927 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3484. Health Care - Defines "Level II office-based surgery" and specifies the requirements that must be adhered to by physicians that perform such procedures. - Amends TCA Section 63-9-117; Section 63-6-221 and Section 68-11-211. Fiscal Summary for HB3633 / *SB3484Increase State Revenue - $1,084,500 Increase State Expenditures - $65,500 / One-Time $1,019,000 / Recurring Bill Summary for HB3633 / *SB3484 Present law regulates the performance of office-based surgery. Present law defines "office-based surgery" as Level III surgery requiring a level of sedation beyond the level of sedation of Level II surgery that is performed outside a hospital, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other medical facility licensed by the department of health. The board of medical examiners and board of osteopathic examiners [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3483. Nurses, Nursing - Exempts persons employed by agencies that provide residential or adult day programs for individuals with mental retardation from needing authorization from the individual or the individual's representative or certain training regarding medication assistance. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for HB3616 / *SB3483MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3616 / *SB3483 Under present law, a person employed by an agency licensed under the Mental Health, Developmental Disability, and Personal Support Services Licensure Law who provides personal support services to clients living in their own home or private residence may assist the client with medication, except for injections, upon written authorization by the client or the client's authorized representative, without [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Industrial Impact of COM Bill TextInsurance, Health, Accident - Prohibits health insurance entities from imposing copayment charges or deductibles and from placing limits on the number of patient visits or dollar amount on services received from a chiropractic physician that are higher than such copayments, deductibles, or limits that are imposed on medical doctors for same or similar diagnosed condition. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-2404. Fiscal Summary for HB3380 / *SB3837Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant 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 impose benefits for services by chiropractors as are imposed for similar services by physicians. Such is estimated to be not significant. A more precise cost estimate is not possible because the Bureau of TennCare [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3371. Health Care - Defines "Level II office-based surgery" and specifies the requirements that must be adhered to by physicians that perform such procedures. - Amends TCA Section 63-9-117; Section 63-6-221 and Section 68-11-211. Fiscal Summary for HB3372 / *SB3371Not Available Bill Summary for HB3372 / *SB3371 Present law regulates the performance of office-based surgery. Present law defines "office-based surgery" as Level III surgery requiring a level of sedation beyond the level of sedation of Level II surgery that is performed outside a hospital, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other medical facility licensed by the department of health. The board of medical examiners and board of osteopathic examiners [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextInsurance, Health, Accident - Prohibits health insurance entities from imposing copayment charges or deductibles and from placing limits on the number of patient visits or dollar amount on services received from a chiropractic physician that are higher than such copayments, deductibles, or limits that are imposed on medical doctors for same or similar diagnosed condition. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-2404. Fiscal Summary for *SB3837 / HB3380Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant 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 impose benefits for services by chiropractors as are imposed for similar services by physicians. Such is estimated to be not significant. A more precise cost estimate is not possible because the Bureau of TennCare [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3372. Health Care - Defines "Level II office-based surgery" and specifies the requirements that must be adhered to by physicians that perform such procedures. - Amends TCA Section 63-9-117; Section 63-6-221 and Section 68-11-211. Fiscal Summary for *SB3371 / HB3372Not Available Bill Summary for *SB3371 / HB3372 Present law regulates the performance of office-based surgery. Present law defines "office-based surgery" as Level III surgery requiring a level of sedation beyond the level of sedation of Level II surgery that is performed outside a hospital, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other medical facility licensed by the department of health. The board of medical examiners and board of osteopathic examiners [...] show full description
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