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TN SB0138
TN SB0138AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 71, relative to TennCare.
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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare recipient at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee's healthcare regulations to require TennCare (Tennessee's Medicaid program) to reimburse air ambulance services based in Tennessee at a minimum rate of 67.5% of the federal Medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. Specifically, the bill mandates that both public and private air ambulance services that bill for emergency or non-emergency transports of TennCare recipients will receive this guaranteed reimbursement rate. The legislation will take effect immediately upon becoming law and will apply to transport reimbursements occurring on or after its effective date. This change aims to ensure that air ambulance services in Tennessee receive a consistent and fair minimum reimbursement from the state's Medicaid program, potentially helping to maintain the financial sustainability of these critical medical transportation services.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee (on 04/22/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0138&ga=114 |
| Fiscal Note - SB0138 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0138.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0138.pdf |
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