Bill Sponsors: TN SB1286 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly

Bill Title: As enacted, requires the bureau to establish a program that identifies child TennCare enrollees who are likely to be eligible for federal supplemental security income due to disability upon reaching 18 years of age; requires the program to initiate counseling with and provide enrollment assistance to the child to prevent a gap in TennCare eligibility upon the child reaching 18 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Pub. Ch. 310 [SB1286 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeContactPhoneDistrictSponsorshipState ProfileFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Mark Pody [R]PrimaryEmail615-741-2421SD-017Sponsored BillsState ProfileFollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Kerry Roberts [R]CosponsorEmail615-741-4499SD-023Sponsored BillsState ProfileFollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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