All Physicians And Surgeons Legislation - Tennessee
HB3963
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 747 Bill Text Companion Bill SB4051. Corporations, For Profit - Adds advance practice nurses and certain physicians to those health care providers who may be members and holders of professional limited liability companies. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 249, Part 11. Fiscal Summary for HB3963 / *SB4051MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3963 / *SB4051 Under present law, the following licensed health care professionals have a right to be members or holders of financial rights in the same professional limited liability company: (1) Optometrists and ophthalmologists; (2) Podiatrists and physicians and osteopathic physicians, except radiologists, pathologists, or anesthesiologists; (3) Doctors of chiropractic and physicians and osteopathic physicians, except radiologists, pathologists, and anesthesiologists; and (4) Physician assistants and physicians [...] show full description Comment on Bill SB4051
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 747 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3963. Corporations, For Profit - Adds advance practice nurses and certain physicians to those health care providers who may be members and holders of professional limited liability companies. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 249, Part 11. Fiscal Summary for *SB4051 / HB3963MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB4051 / HB3963 Under present law, the following licensed health care professionals have a right to be members or holders of financial rights in the same professional limited liability company: (1) Optometrists and ophthalmologists; (2) Podiatrists and physicians and osteopathic physicians, except radiologists, pathologists, or anesthesiologists; (3) Doctors of chiropractic and physicians and osteopathic physicians, except radiologists, pathologists, and anesthesiologists; and (4) Physician assistants and physicians [...] show full description HB3847
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill Text Health Care - Exempts from requirement that rules regulating physician assistants must be jointly adopted by board of medical examiners and committee on physician assistants, and requirement that rules regulating nurse practitioners must be jointly adopted by board of medical examiners and board of nursing, any rules that address the roles and supervisory responsibilities of supervising physicians. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB3847 / *SB3920Other Fiscal Impact - The Board of Medical Examiners will hold an additional meeting in FY09 at a total cost of $5,200 for travel reimbursements and per diem. These one-time expenditures can be funded from existing resources of the Board without the collection of additional revenue. SB3920
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Health Care - Exempts from requirement that rules regulating physician assistants must be jointly adopted by board of medical examiners and committee on physician assistants, and requirement that rules regulating nurse practitioners must be jointly adopted by board of medical examiners and board of nursing, any rules that address the roles and supervisory responsibilities of supervising physicians. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *SB3920 / HB3847Other Fiscal Impact - The Board of Medical Examiners will hold an additional meeting in FY09 at a total cost of $5,200 for travel reimbursements and per diem. These one-time expenditures can be funded from existing resources of the Board without the collection of additional revenue. SB3976
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 891 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3757. Physicians and Surgeons - Removes covenants to compete exemption for physicians who specialize in the practice of radiology. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for SB3976 / *HB3757Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3976 / *HB3757 Present law authorizes healthcare providers to enter into covenants not to compete upon termination or conclusion of the employment or contractual relationship; provided, however, that such authorization does not apply to physicians who specialize in the practice of emergency medicine or radiology. This bill authorizes physicians who specialize in radiology to enter into covenants not to compete. HB3757
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 891 Bill Text Companion Bill SB3976. Physicians and Surgeons - Removes covenants to compete exemption for physicians who specialize in the practice of radiology. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB3757 / SB3976Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3757 / SB3976 Present law authorizes healthcare providers to enter into covenants not to compete upon termination or conclusion of the employment or contractual relationship; provided, however, that such authorization does not apply to physicians who specialize in the practice of emergency medicine or radiology. This bill authorizes physicians who specialize in radiology to enter into covenants not to compete. HB3633
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 927 Bill Text Companion 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 HB3621
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB3430. Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Patient and Physician Empowerment Act." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 56 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB3621 / *SB3430Increase State Expenditures - $56,300 One-Time $584,100 Recurring Other Fiscal Impact - There is no direct impact on health care costs to state and local government employee health plans. However, to the extent that joint bargaining by health care providers increased prices and health insurers passed on such costs to all health plans, total expenditures for state and local health care plans would increase significantly. Bill Summary for HB3621 / *SB3430 This bill authorizes independent health care providers and associated medical facilities to jointly negotiate with a health care insurer and engage in related joint activity regarding non-fee-related [...] show full description SB3847
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Requires board of medical examiners and the department of health to study issues relating to access to primary care in the state and report to the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee and the house health and human resources committee by March 15, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *SB3847 / HB3494Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant HB3424
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill Text Companion Bill SB3622. Physicians and Surgeons - Sets standards for physicians to utilize integrative and complementary medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB3424 / *SB3622Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3424 / *SB3622 This bill authorizes physicians to employ a health care method of integrative or complementary medicine. "Integrative and complementary medicine" means those health care methods of diagnosis, treatment, or interventions that are not acknowledged to be conventional, but that may be offered by some licensed physicians in addition to, or as an alternative to, conventional medicine, and that provide a reasonable potential for therapeutic gain in a patient's medical condition and that are not reasonably outweighed by the risk [...] show full description HB3494
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Requires board of medical examiners and the department of health to study issues relating to access to primary care in the state and report to the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee and the house health and human resources committee by March 15, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB3494 / *SB3847Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant HB3372
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill Text Companion 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: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 927 Bill Text Companion Bill HB3633. 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 *SB3484 / HB3633Increase State Revenue - $1,084,500 Increase State Expenditures - $65,500 / One-Time $1,019,000 / Recurring Bill Summary for *SB3484 / HB3633 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 HB3012
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHR Bill Text Abortion - Requires all physicians' offices that perform abortions to be licensed as an ambulatory surgical treatment center. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB3012(CORRECTED) Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $6,000/One-Time Bill Summary for *HB3012 Present law requires any facility where medical or surgical procedures are utilized to terminate a pregnancy to be licensed as an ambulatory surgical treatment center; provided, however, that private physicians' and dentists' office practices are exempt from such licensure requirement, except private physicians' and dentists' offices in which a substantial number of medical or surgical pregnancy terminations are performed. This bill requires any private physician's or dentist's office in which medical or surgical pregnancy terminations are performed to be licensed as an ambulatory surgical treatment center. SB3371
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill Text Companion 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 SB3430
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3621. Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Patient and Physician Empowerment Act." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 56 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *SB3430 / HB3621Increase State Expenditures - $56,300 One-Time $584,100 Recurring Other Fiscal Impact - There is no direct impact on health care costs to state and local government employee health plans. However, to the extent that joint bargaining by health care providers increased prices and health insurers passed on such costs to all health plans, total expenditures for state and local health care plans would increase significantly. Bill Summary for *SB3430 / HB3621 This bill authorizes independent health care providers and associated medical facilities to jointly negotiate with a health care insurer and engage in related joint activity regarding non-fee-related [...] show full description SB3622
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3424. Physicians and Surgeons - Sets standards for physicians to utilize integrative and complementary medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB3622 / HB3424Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3622 / HB3424 This bill authorizes physicians to employ a health care method of integrative or complementary medicine. "Integrative and complementary medicine" means those health care methods of diagnosis, treatment, or interventions that are not acknowledged to be conventional, but that may be offered by some licensed physicians in addition to, or as an alternative to, conventional medicine, and that provide a reasonable potential for therapeutic gain in a patient's medical condition and that are not reasonably outweighed by the risk [...] show full description SB2937
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2831. Physicians and Surgeons - Exempts federally qualified health centers and community mental health centers from complying with certain rules promulgated by the board of medical examiners so long as such agencies meet the standards in effect on January 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for SB2937 / *HB2831Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2937 / *HB2831 Present law requires licensure as a physician for any person who treats, or professes to diagnose, treat, operates on or prescribes for any physical ailment or any physical injury to or deformity of another. Present law specifies that licensure as a physician is not required in order for a physician assistant, registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse to provide service if such [...] show full description SB3113
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2924. Physicians and Surgeons - Specifies certain potential complications to elective cosmetic or plastic surgery that must be discussed with a patient prior to such surgery. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for SB3113 / *HB2924Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3113 / *HB2924 This bill requires that informed consent be obtained from a patient before any cosmetic or plastic surgery medical intervention is conducted and that the patient is informed about the procedure by the physician who is to perform the surgery. The full text of this bill specifies 15 potential risks and complications of elective cosmetic or plastic surgery that physicians would be required to disclose in writing. This bill [...] show full description HB2831
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill Text Companion Bill SB2937. Physicians and Surgeons - Exempts federally qualified health centers and community mental health centers from complying with certain rules promulgated by the board of medical examiners so long as such agencies meet the standards in effect on January 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *HB2831 / SB2937Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2831 / SB2937 Present law requires licensure as a physician for any person who treats, or professes to diagnose, treat, operates on or prescribes for any physical ailment or any physical injury to or deformity of another. Present law specifies that licensure as a physician is not required in order for a physician assistant, registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse to provide service if such [...] show full description HB2924
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHouse Resolution to 2009 Bill Text Companion Bill SB3113. Physicians and Surgeons - Specifies certain potential complications to elective cosmetic or plastic surgery that must be discussed with a patient prior to such surgery. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB2924 / SB3113Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2924 / SB3113 This bill requires that informed consent be obtained from a patient before any cosmetic or plastic surgery medical intervention is conducted and that the patient is informed about the procedure by the physician who is to perform the surgery. The full text of this bill specifies 15 potential risks and complications of elective cosmetic or plastic surgery that physicians would be required to disclose in writing. This bill [...] show full description HB1973
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHR Bill Text Companion Bill SB2096. Abortion - Requires a health care provider who induces an abortion by the administration of the drug mifepristone to provide the patient with a copy of the Medication Guide and Patient Agreement from the drug manufacturer and to provide verbally certain other information, including the fact that the regimen requires two return visits. - Amends TCA Section 39-15-203. Fiscal Summary for *HB1973 / SB2096Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1973 / SB2096 This bill prohibits an abortion from being performed or induced by the administration of mifepristone until the patient has been provided a copy of the Medication Guide and Patient Agreement published by the manufacturer of the mifepristone and the patient has been specifically informed, verbally, from the manufacturer's documents by the administering [...] show full description SB2096
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Re-Referred to Senate Calendar Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1973. Abortion - Requires a health care provider who induces an abortion by the administration of the drug mifepristone to provide the patient with a copy of the Medication Guide and Patient Agreement from the drug manufacturer and to provide verbally certain other information, including the fact that the regimen requires two return visits. - Amends TCA Section 39-15-203. Fiscal Summary for SB2096 / *HB1973Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2096 / *HB1973 This bill prohibits an abortion from being performed or induced by the administration of mifepristone until the patient has been provided a copy of the Medication Guide and Patient Agreement published by the manufacturer of the mifepristone and the patient has been specifically informed, verbally, from the manufacturer's documents by the administering [...] show full description HB1885
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 469 Bill Text Companion Bill SB0495. Professions and Occupations - Licenses polysomnographic technologists who operate under the general supervision of physicians; creates a committee to oversee polysomnographic technologists; sets standards of practice. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB1885 / *SB0495 Increase State Expenditures - $44,200 Recurring $3,900 One-Time Increase State Revenues - $48,100 Bill Summary for HB1885 / *SB0495 This bill creates a regulatory structure for the practice of polysomnography. POLYSOMNOGRAPHY The practice of polysomnography includes performance of any of the following tasks, under the general supervision of a licensed physician: (1) Monitoring and recording physiologic data during the evaluation of sleep-related disorders by applying certain techniques,[...] show full description HB2008
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 337 Bill Text Sunset Laws - Board of medical examiners, June 30, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB2008 / SB2135MINIMAL SB2135
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 337 Bill Text Sunset Laws - Board of medical examiners, June 30, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB2135 / *HB2008MINIMAL HB2049
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Public Chapter 69 Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Allows an organization that sponsors volunteer health care services to file reports concerning the physicians' providing such volunteer services on a quarterly basis and to maintain confirmation of licensure of such physicians as provided on the state Web site; clarifies that activities that are not otherwise authorized cannot be performed at the physician's office on behalf of the sponsoring organization. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for HB2049 / *SB1210Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Government Operations for review--Health Bill Text Companion Bill SB0661. Psychologists - Authorizes certain specifically-certified psychologists to prescribe drugs and sets forth requirements related to that prescriptive authority. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB1607 / *SB0661Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1607 / *SB0661 This bill authorizes psychologists to prescribe and dispense drugs and other treatment procedures within the scope of their practice. This bill adds the category "prescribing psychologists" to the existing categories of psychologists and define it as a psychologist with a health care provider designation who has been certified by the board of examiners in psychology. The board would be responsible for ensuring that each psychologist has met [...] show full description HB1550
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Health & Human Resources Committee Bill Text Companion 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 HB1452
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 406 Bill Text Companion Bill SB0732. Insurance, Health, Accident - Requires managed health insurance issuers that make known to participating providers or members the results of the provider's performance to undertake certain actions prior to public release of the performance comparison. - Amends TCA Title 56. Fiscal Summary for HB1452 / *SB0732Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $36,300 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $63,700 Bill Summary for HB1452 / *SB0732 This bill specifies that no physician will be bound by a contract provision between the physician and a health insurer, prepaid group health plan, HMO, PPO, or similar entity that provides or administers health insurance that purports to limit or restrict the remedies available to the physician if the insurance company publishes in any form a quality or tiered rating of the [...] show full description HB1176
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Taken off notice for Calendar in Government Operations Bill Text Companion Bill SB0236. Professions and Occupations - Provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB1176 / *SB0236Increase State Revenues - $40,700 Increase State Expenditures - $32,400 Recurring $8,300 One-Time $1,300/Incarceration* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1176 / *SB0236 Under present law, it is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to practice naturopathy in this state. Present law defines "naturopathy" as nature cure or health by natural methods and is defined as the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human injuries, ailments and disease by the use of such physical forces, as air, light, water, vibration, heat, electricity, hydrotherapy, psychotherapy,[...] show full description Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate GW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0628. Physicians and Surgeons - Specifies which employers may enter non-compete agreements that limit a physician's right to practice; establishes criteria for determining whether non-compete agreement is reasonable. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204. Fiscal Summary for SB1023 / *HB0628Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1023 / *HB0628 Present law specifies the restrictions that are permissible upon the practice of licensed physicians; however, notwithstanding these restrictions, licensed physicians or a group of licensed physicians including, but not limited to, a physician's professional corporation or a domestic nonprofit public benefit corporation are not prohibited from employing physicians. This bill expands those groups of licensed physicians that may employ physicians to include [...] show full description SB1080
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 117 Bill Text Companion Bill HB0896. 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 SB1080 / *HB0896Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1080 / *HB0896 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 [...] show full description SB1092
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate GW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Requires physicians and osteopathic physicians to obtain parental consent to perform cosmetic surgery on minor; performing procedure without parental consent is a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for SB1092 / *HB0980Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant HB0896
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Public Chapter 117 Bill Text 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 [...] show full description SB1210
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 69 Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Allows an organization that sponsors volunteer health care services to file reports concerning the physicians' providing such volunteer services on a quarterly basis and to maintain confirmation of licensure of such physicians as provided on the state Web site; clarifies that activities that are not otherwise authorized cannot be performed at the physician's office on behalf of the sponsoring organization. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB1210 / HB2049Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant HB0980
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Requires physicians and osteopathic physicians to obtain parental consent to perform cosmetic surgery on minor; performing procedure without parental consent is a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 63, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for *HB0980 / SB1092Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant SB1258
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1078. Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Patient and Physician Empowerment Act." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 56 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for SB1258 / *HB1078Increase State Expenditures - $472,000 Recurring $35,000 One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - There is no direct impact on health care costs to state and local government employee health plans. However, to the extent that joint bargaining by health care providers increased prices and health insurers passed on such costs to all health plans, total expenditures for state and local health care plans would increase significantly. Bill Summary for SB1258 / *HB1078 This bill authorizes independent health care providers to jointly negotiate with a health care insurer and engage in related joint activity regarding non-fee-related matters that affect patient care,[...] show full description SB1602
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate GW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0635. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Authorizes certain health care providers to disclose a patient's medical records and related information to other health care providers or their attorneys in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for SB1602 / *HB0635Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1602 / *HB0635 Generally, a patient's medical records are confidential. This bill authorizes physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers to disclose a patient's medical records, conditions, care and treatment and impressions and opinions in regard to the patient's conditions, care and treatment to any other healthcare provider or the other healthcare provider's attorney or agent in the following circumstances: (1) When a healthcare provider conducts peer [...] show full description HB1078
Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill Text Companion Bill SB1258. Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Patient and Physician Empowerment Act." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 56 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *HB1078 / SB1258Increase State Expenditures - $472,000 Recurring $35,000 One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - There is no direct impact on health care costs to state and local government employee health plans. However, to the extent that joint bargaining by health care providers increased prices and health insurers passed on such costs to all health plans, total expenditures for state and local health care plans would increase significantly. Bill Summary for *HB1078 / SB1258 This bill authorizes independent health care providers to jointly negotiate with a health care insurer and engage in related joint activity regarding non-fee-related matters that affect patient care,[...] show full description SB1655
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1177. Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for SB1655 / *HB1177(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1655 / *HB1177 This bill provides that when collecting information or compiling reports intended to compare individual health care providers, the department of health must require, among other things: (1) Provider organizations that are representative of the target group for profiling be meaningfully involved in the development of all aspects of the profile methodology; (2) The entire methodology for collecting and analyzing the data be disclosed to [...] show full description HB1177
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill Text Companion Bill SB1655. Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *HB1177 / SB1655(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1177 / SB1655 This bill provides that when collecting information or compiling reports intended to compare individual health care providers, the department of health must require, among other things: (1) Provider organizations that are representative of the target group for profiling be meaningfully involved in the development of all aspects of the profile methodology; (2) The entire methodology for collecting and analyzing the data be disclosed to [...] show full description SB1688
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 487 Bill Text Companion Bill HB0240. Physicians and Surgeons - Authorizes certain covenants not to compete involving health care providers. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for SB1688 / *HB0240Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1688 / *HB0240 This bill authorizes covenants not to compete as part of an employment relationship involving a health care provider. A "covenant not to compete" is a restriction of the right of the employed health care provider to practice that provider's profession upon termination or conclusion of the employment relationship. Under this bill, such a restriction would be allowed if: (1) The restriction is set forth in an employment agreement or other written document signed by the health care provider and the employing entity; (2) [...] show full description SB1689
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate GW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0241. Physicians and Surgeons - Extends the special joint study committee to study issues relating to covenants not to compete involving physicians and other health care professionals until January 15, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for SB1689 / *HB0241Increase State Expenditures - $1,600 Each One Day Meeting Bill Summary for SB1689 / *HB0241 Chapter 956 of the Public Acts of 2006 established a special joint study committee to study issues relating to covenants not-to-compete involving physicians and other health care providers. The committee consists of three members from each house of the general assembly who are appointed by their respective speaker. Present law required the committee to report its findings to the general assembly by January 15, 2007, at which time the committee was required to cease to exist.[...] show full description SB0526
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Lowers the required disclosure threshold for physician malpractice judgments and settlements on Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know provider profiles from $75,000 to $50,000. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *SB0526 / HB0667Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Action Deferred in SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. to 5/22/2007 Bill Text Companion Bill HB0271. Physicians and Surgeons - Establishes procedures for the board of medical examiners and the board of osteopathic examiners to regulate office-based surgery. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for SB0865 / *HB0271Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB0865 / *HB0271 This bill requires the board of medical examiners to regulate the practice of office-based surgery, including the promulgation of rules to promote patient health and safety. "Office-based surgery" means Level III surgery requiring a level of sedation beyond that defined in board rules for Level II surgery that is performed outside a hospital, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other medical facility licensed by [...] show full description SB0887
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Drugs - Allows prescribers to electronically note that a brand name drug is to be issued to a patient rather than a generic and clarifies that electronic signatures may be used on electronic and facsimile prescription orders. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for SB0887 / *HB0364MINIMAL HB0628
Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB1023. Physicians and Surgeons - Specifies which employers may enter non-compete agreements that limit a physician's right to practice; establishes criteria for determining whether non-compete agreement is reasonable. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204. Fiscal Summary for *HB0628 / SB1023Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0628 / SB1023 Present law specifies the restrictions that are permissible upon the practice of licensed physicians; however, notwithstanding these restrictions, licensed physicians or a group of licensed physicians including, but not limited to, a physician's professional corporation or a domestic nonprofit public benefit corporation are not prohibited from employing physicians. This bill expands those groups of licensed physicians that may employ physicians to include [...] show full description HB0635
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHR Bill Text Companion Bill SB1602. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Authorizes certain health care providers to disclose a patient's medical records and related information to other health care providers or their attorneys in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *HB0635 / SB1602Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0635 / SB1602 Generally, a patient's medical records are confidential. This bill authorizes physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare providers to disclose a patient's medical records, conditions, care and treatment and impressions and opinions in regard to the patient's conditions, care and treatment to any other healthcare provider or the other healthcare provider's attorney or agent in the following circumstances: (1) When a healthcare provider conducts peer [...] show full description HB0667
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Lowers the required disclosure threshold for physician malpractice judgments and settlements on Health Care Consumer Right-to-Know provider profiles from $75,000 to $50,000. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for HB0667 / *SB0526Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant SB0661
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Action Deferred in SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. to 4/11/2007 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1607. Psychologists - Authorizes certain specifically-certified psychologists to prescribe drugs and sets forth requirements related to that prescriptive authority. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *SB0661 / HB1607Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0661 / HB1607 This bill authorizes psychologists to prescribe and dispense drugs and other treatment procedures within the scope of their practice. This bill adds the category "prescribing psychologists" to the existing categories of psychologists and define it as a psychologist with a health care provider designation who has been certified by the board of examiners in psychology. The board would be responsible for ensuring that each psychologist has met [...] show full description SB0732
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 406 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1452. Insurance, Health, Accident - Requires managed health insurance issuers that make known to participating providers or members the results of the provider's performance to undertake certain actions prior to public release of the performance comparison. - Amends TCA Title 56. Fiscal Summary for *SB0732 / HB1452Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $36,300 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Exceeds $63,700 Bill Summary for *SB0732 / HB1452 This bill specifies that no physician will be bound by a contract provision between the physician and a health insurer, prepaid group health plan, HMO, PPO, or similar entity that provides or administers health insurance that purports to limit or restrict the remedies available to the physician if the insurance company publishes in any form a quality or tiered rating of the [...] show full description HB0364
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill Text Drugs - Allows prescribers to electronically note that a brand name drug is to be issued to a patient rather than a generic and clarifies that electronic signatures may be used on electronic and facsimile prescription orders. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB0364 / SB0887MINIMAL SB0495
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Public Chapter 469 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1885. Professions and Occupations - Licenses polysomnographic technologists who operate under the general supervision of physicians; creates a committee to oversee polysomnographic technologists; sets standards of practice. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *SB0495 / HB1885 Increase State Expenditures - $44,200 Recurring $3,900 One-Time Increase State Revenues - $48,100 Bill Summary for *SB0495 / HB1885 This bill creates a regulatory structure for the practice of polysomnography. POLYSOMNOGRAPHY The practice of polysomnography includes performance of any of the following tasks, under the general supervision of a licensed physician: (1) Monitoring and recording physiologic data during the evaluation of sleep-related disorders by applying certain techniques,[...] show full description SB0311
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Physicians and Surgeons - Increases the number of unexcused absences in a one-year period that authorizes the governor to remove the member after board action from three to four absences. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for SB0311 / *HB0249Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant HB0271
Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB0865. Physicians and Surgeons - Establishes procedures for the board of medical examiners and the board of osteopathic examiners to regulate office-based surgery. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB0271 / SB0865Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0271 / SB0865 This bill requires the board of medical examiners to regulate the practice of office-based surgery, including the promulgation of rules to promote patient health and safety. "Office-based surgery" means Level III surgery requiring a level of sedation beyond that defined in board rules for Level II surgery that is performed outside a hospital, an ambulatory surgical treatment center, or other medical facility licensed by [...] show full description SB0335
Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill Text Companion 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 HB0240
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Public Chapter 487 Bill Text Companion Bill SB1688. Physicians and Surgeons - Authorizes certain covenants not to compete involving health care providers. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *HB0240 / SB1688Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0240 / SB1688 This bill authorizes covenants not to compete as part of an employment relationship involving a health care provider. A "covenant not to compete" is a restriction of the right of the employed health care provider to practice that provider's profession upon termination or conclusion of the employment relationship. Under this bill, such a restriction would be allowed if: (1) The restriction is set forth in an employment agreement or other written document signed by the health care provider and the employing entity; (2) [...] show full description HB0241
Latest Action: 05/22/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Health & Human Resources Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB1689. Physicians and Surgeons - Extends the special joint study committee to study issues relating to covenants not to compete involving physicians and other health care professionals until January 15, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 63. Fiscal Summary for *HB0241 / SB1689Increase State Expenditures - $1,600 Each One Day Meeting Bill Summary for *HB0241 / SB1689 Chapter 956 of the Public Acts of 2006 established a special joint study committee to study issues relating to covenants not-to-compete involving physicians and other health care providers. The committee consists of three members from each house of the general assembly who are appointed by their respective speaker. Present law required the committee to report its findings to the general assembly by January 15, 2007, at which time the committee was required to cease to exist.[...] |
