TN HB2903 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-01 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-01 - Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, authorizes TennCare to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL) without rulemaking; requires TennCare to ensure that reimbursement is provided to a healthcare provider who provides a non-opioid treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program; requires TennCare to ensure that a hospital that provides services to a recipient is reimbursed under the medical assistance program for medically necessary non-opioid treatment; prohibits a managed care organization or other health insurance issuer from denying coverage of a non-opioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug when a healthcare prescriber, instead of a licensed physician, prescribes a non-opioid medication for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the use of drugs for the treatment of pain.
Sponsors
| Rep. Sabi Kumar [R] | Rep. Elaine Davis [R] | Rep. Bryan Terry [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-01 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-28 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 84 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-28 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 84 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 | |
| 2024-05-01 | Pub. Ch. 762 | |
| 2024-04-22 | Signed by Governor. | |
| 2024-04-10 | House | Transmitted to Governor for his action. |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0819) |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0818) |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. |
| 2024-04-01 | Senate | Received from House, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-03-28 | House | Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. |
| 2024-03-28 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-28 | House | Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 0 |
| 2024-03-28 | House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0664) |
| 2024-03-28 | House | H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0665) |
| 2024-03-21 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024 |
| 2024-03-21 | House | Reset on next avail. cal. |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-14 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024 |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024 |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/20/2024 |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-05 | House | P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2011 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-01 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 762
