Tennessee Senate Bill 2093 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-10 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, removes a provision requiring a report due by January 1, 2005, from the comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with appropriate TennCare drug utilization review committees, to the speakers of the senate and house of representatives on the use of prescription drugs in nursing homes and the costs of those drugs for residents by examining prescription use overall and focusing on practices that would improve the quality of resident care while reducing costs to TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

As introduced, removes a provision requiring a report due by January 1, 2005, from the comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with appropriate TennCare drug utilization review committees, to the speakers of the senate and house of representatives on the use of prescription drugs in nursing homes and the costs of those drugs for residents by examining prescription use overall and focusing on practices that would improve the quality of resident care while reducing costs to TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sen. Art Swann [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-10	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2020-02-06	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2020-02-03	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2691 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-10 - P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2093&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2093.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/SB2093.pdf