Tennessee House Bill 341 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-09 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, specifies that requirement for licensure of persons who practice medicine does not prohibit a licensed nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility from employing or contracting with a physician if the facility has a physician in the ownership structure of its controlling business entity and the employment relationship between the physician to be employed or contracted with and the nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility is evidenced by a written contract or employment agreement containing language that does not restrict the physician from exercising independent professional medical judgment in diagnosing and treating patients. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

As enacted, specifies that requirement for licensure of persons who practice medicine does not prohibit a licensed nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility from employing or contracting with a physician if the facility has a physician in the ownership structure of its controlling business entity and the employment relationship between the physician to be employed or contracted with and the nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility is evidenced by a written contract or employment agreement containing language that does not restrict the physician from exercising independent professional medical judgment in diagnosing and treating patients. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

Rep. Matthew Hill [R]

Rep. William Lamberth [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-09		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 259
2019-04-17	House	Comp. SB subst.
2019-04-11	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2019
2019-04-10	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
2019-04-09	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2019-04-03	House	Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/9/2019
2019-04-02	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2019-04-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
2019-03-26	House	Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee
2019-03-26	House	Ref. to Health Committee
2019-02-04	House	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2019-01-31	House	Intro., P1C.
2019-01-30	House	Filed for introduction

SB0367 (Crossfiled) 2019-05-09 - Pub. Ch. 259

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0341&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0341.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0259.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0304.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0383.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB0341.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/FM0999.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/FM1378.pdf