TN HB1259 | 2019-2020 | 111th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-13 - Assigned to s/c TennCare Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-02-13 - Assigned to s/c TennCare Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires the bureau to submit to the federal department of health and human services a Section 1115 waiver that would expand medicaid eligibility to Tennessee residents who suffer from an opioid addiction and earn less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level as long as the eligibility only lasts for the duration of the person's involvement in a substance abuse treatment program approved by the bureau. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
Title
As introduced, requires the bureau to submit to the federal department of health and human services a Section 1115 waiver that would expand medicaid eligibility to Tennessee residents who suffer from an opioid addiction and earn less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level as long as the eligibility only lasts for the duration of the person's involvement in a substance abuse treatment program approved by the bureau. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-13 | House | Assigned to s/c TennCare Subcommittee |
| 2019-02-11 | House | P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee |
| 2019-02-07 | House | P1C. |
| 2019-02-06 | House | Intro. |
| 2019-02-06 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1049 (Crossfiled) 2019-04-02 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
