Tennessee House Bill 188

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-01-21 - P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, removes a reference to a repealed provision of law that established an exception to the prohibition of managed health insurance issuers contacting or employing an agent to directly contact a patient of a physician's practice in an effort to change a referral for services to another provider if the managed health insurance issuer has contracted with the physician directly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to insurance.

Rep. Sabi Kumar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-21	House	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2023-01-20	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-12	House	Filed for introduction

SB1287 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-13 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0188&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0188.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0188.pdf