Tennessee House Bill 858

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-10 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the commissioner to conduct a study on the ease of access for patients and prescribing practitioners to insurers' online processes to request step therapy exceptions to determine whether insurers in this state are complying with the current law requirement for ease of access in a manner that does not impose any unnecessary barriers to making an exception request; requires the commissioner to deliver findings and recommendations from the study to the chief clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the legislative librarian no later than December 15, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to step therapy.

Rep. Rebecca Alexander [R]

Rep. Renea Jones [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-10	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-02-06	House	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2025-02-05	House	Intro., P1C.
2025-02-04	House	Filed for introduction

SB1382 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-12 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0858&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0858.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0858.pdf