Tennessee Senate Bill 2928 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 28 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-28 - Pub. Ch. 920
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, authorizes treating physicians of patients being treated under workers' compensation law to refer such patients for pain management; establishes a presumption that a patient who is beyond the expected period of healing but who is referred to pain management to be at maximum medical improvement for workers' compensation purposes upon the earlier of the date that the treating physician determines the patient to be at maximum medical improvement or 104 weeks after the commencement of pain management.

As enacted, authorizes treating physicians of patients being treated under workers' compensation law to refer such patients for pain management; establishes a presumption that a patient who is beyond the expected period of healing but who is referred to pain management to be at maximum medical improvement for workers' compensation purposes upon the earlier of the date that the treating physician determines the patient to be at maximum medical improvement or 104 weeks after the commencement of pain management.

Sen. Jack Johnson [R]

2010-03-29 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-03-16 - Senate - S. C,L&A COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-28		Pub. Ch. 920
2010-05-28		Effective date(s) 07/01/10
2010-05-26		Signed by Governor.
2010-05-14		Transmitted to Gov. for action.
2010-05-12		Signed by H. Speaker
2010-05-12		Signed by S. Speaker
2010-05-11		Enrolled and ready for signatures
2010-05-10		Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0
2010-05-10		Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - HA1230)
2010-05-10		Subst. for comp. HB.
2010-03-31		Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2010-03-29		Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2010-03-29		Passed S. as am., Ayes 31, Nays 0
2010-03-26		Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (1) cal. for 03/29/2010
2010-03-22		S. Reset on Cal. for 3/29/2010
2010-03-22		S. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - SA0947)
2010-03-18		Placed on Sen. Regular Calendar (1) cal. for 03/22/2010
2010-03-16		Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 00
2010-03-11		Placed on S. C,L&A Comm. cal. for 03/16/2010
2010-01-28		P2C, ref. to S. C,L&A Comm.
2010-01-27		Intro., P1C.
2010-01-26		Filed for intro.

HB3015 (Crossfiled) 2010-05-28 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 920

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2928&ga=106
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB2928.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB2928&ga=106