TN SB0758 | 2017-2018 | 110th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, prohibits certain health benefit plans that provide coverage for cancer therapy from holding proton radiation therapy to a higher standard of clinical evidence for medical policy benefit coverage decisions than the health plan requires for coverage of any other radiation therapy treatment. - Amends TCA Title 56.
Title
As introduced, prohibits certain health benefit plans that provide coverage for cancer therapy from holding proton radiation therapy to a higher standard of clinical evidence for medical policy benefit coverage decisions than the health plan requires for coverage of any other radiation therapy treatment. - Amends TCA Title 56.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mark Pody [R] | Sen. Rusty Crowe [R] | Sen. Becky Massey [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-04 | Senate | Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2017-04-03 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/4/2017 |
| 2017-04-03 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/4/2017 |
| 2017-03-28 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/3/2017 |
| 2017-03-28 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/4/2017 |
| 2017-03-23 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2017-03-22 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/28/2017 |
| 2017-02-14 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2017-02-13 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2017-02-09 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2017-02-08 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB0899 (Crossfiled) 2018-03-27 - Sponsor(s) Added.
