Tennessee House Bill 1715 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 7 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-07-07 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 509
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, authorizes TennCare pharmacy advisory committee to recommend new proposed deletions or additions to drugs currently on the TennCare bureau's auto-exemption list; requires the committee to establish a special review subcommittee comprised of practicing medical specialists and medical faculty members of institutions of higher learning with expertise in the usage and prescribing of the medications under review to provide expert advice on the proposed changes. - Amends TCA Title 71.

As enacted, authorizes TennCare pharmacy advisory committee to recommend new proposed deletions or additions to drugs currently on the TennCare bureau's auto-exemption list; requires the committee to establish a special review subcommittee comprised of practicing medical specialists and medical faculty members of institutions of higher learning with expertise in the usage and prescribing of the medications under review to provide expert advice on the proposed changes. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Rep. Michael Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-07		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 509
2009-06-17		Comp. SB subst.
2009-06-16		H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/09
2009-06-16		Reset on regular cal. for 6/17/09
2009-06-16		Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/16/2009
2009-06-16		Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 06/16/2009
2009-06-15		Rec. For Pass. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee
2009-06-15		Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 06/15/2009
2009-06-15		Rec. For Pass. by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2009-06-12		Placed on s/c cal Budget of FW&M for 06/15/2009
2009-06-10		Action Def. in s/c Budget of FW&M to next calendar
2009-06-09		Placed on s/c cal Budget of FW&M for 06/10/2009
2009-06-09		Action Def. in s/c Budget of FW&M to next calendar
2009-06-03		Placed on s/c cal Budget of FW&M for 06/08/2009
2009-06-02		Action Def. in s/c Budget of FW&M to next calendar
2009-05-27		Placed on s/c cal Budget of FW&M for 06/02/2009
2009-05-19		Assigned to s/c Budget of FW&M
2009-05-19		Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee
2009-05-13		Placed on cal. Health & Human Resources Committee for 05/19/2009
2009-05-07		Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health & Human Resources Committee
2009-04-29		Placed on s/c cal Professional Occupations of HHR for 05/05/2009
2009-04-28		Action Def. in s/c Professional Occupations of HHR to 5/5/2009
2009-04-22		Placed on s/c cal Professional Occupations of HHR for 04/28/2009
2009-04-21		Action Def. in s/c Professional Occupations of HHR to 4/28/2009
2009-04-15		Placed on s/c cal Professional Occupations of HHR for 04/21/2009
2009-03-03		Assigned to s/c Professional Occupations of HHR
2009-02-25		P2C, ref. to Health & Human Resources
2009-02-23		Intro., P1C.
2009-02-19		Filed for intro.

SB0644 (Crossfiled) 2009-07-07 - Pub. Ch. 509

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1715&ga=106
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB1715.pdf