Tennessee Senate Bill 721

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective date(s) 04/24/2023
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

As enacted, exempts a patient receiving an initial behavioral health evaluation via telehealth from the requirement that a patient have an in-person encounter with a healthcare services provider, the healthcare services provider’s practice group, or the healthcare system within 16 months prior to an interactive visit in order to establish a provider-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth; allows a physician assistant who is authorized to prescribe drugs and who provides services solely via telehealth to arrange for chart review by a collaborating physician via HIPAA-compliant electronic means. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56 and Title 63, relative to telehealth.

Sen. Becky Massey [R]

Sen. Ken Yager [R]

Sen. Jeff Yarbro [D]

2023-04-03 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Effective date(s) 04/24/2023
2023-05-03		Pub. Ch. 201
2023-04-24	Senate	Signed by Governor.
2023-04-12	Senate	Transmitted to Governor for action.
2023-04-11	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2023-04-06	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2023-04-05	Senate	Enrolled and ready for signatures
2023-04-03	House	Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
2023-04-03	House	Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0127)
2023-04-03	House	Subst. for comp. HB.
2023-02-27	House	Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2023-02-23	Senate	Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2023-02-23	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0030)
2023-02-21	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
2023-02-14	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2023-02-14	Senate	Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6 , Nays 0 PNV 0
2023-02-07	Senate	Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
2023-02-02	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2023-01-30	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-27	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0498 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 201

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0721&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0721.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0201.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0030.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0498.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0118.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0721&ga=113