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TN HB1215
TN HB1215AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to managed care organizations.
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Introduced
01/31/2023
01/31/2023
In Committee
02/21/2023
02/21/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/25/2024
04/25/2024
Introduced Session
113th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, prohibits any managed care organization that contracts with the bureau of TennCare to provide medical assistance from providing reimbursement or coverage for a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling a person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex, or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between a person's sex and asserted identity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits any managed care organization (MCO) that contracts with the bureau of TennCare to provide medical assistance from providing reimbursement or coverage for medical procedures that are performed for the purpose of enabling a person to identify with or live as an identity inconsistent with their biological sex, or to treat perceived distress from a discordance between a person's sex and their asserted identity. The bill defines key terms like "hormone," "MCO," "medical procedure," "puberty blocker," and "sex." It requires the TennCare bureau to revise contracts with MCOs to comply with the prohibition within 30 days, and gives MCOs 90 days to come into compliance or lose their eligibility to provide medical assistance through TennCare.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Returned to the Clerk's Desk. (on 04/18/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1215&ga=113 |
| Amendment 1-0 to HB1215 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0013.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for HA0013 (3881) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM0190.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - HB1215 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1215.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1215.pdf |
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