Bill > HB2389

This bill requires the bureau of TennCare, which is the state's Medicaid program, to biannually publish two comprehensive statewide data reports on the use and costs of psychotropic medications, which are drugs that affect the central nervous system and can modify behavior, including antipsychotics, antidepressants, and antianxiety agents. The first report will detail the number of TennCare enrollees prescribed these medications, broken down by age groups, the number of different psychotropic medications prescribed per person annually, and by county of residence, along with the total costs of these medications, separating state and federal funds. The second report will specifically focus on children in state custody receiving foster care services, detailing the number of these children prescribed psychotropic medications, categorized by age and the number of distinct medications prescribed per child over a 90-day period, also including costs. Both reports, which must be de-identified to protect privacy and comply with federal laws like HIPAA, will include comparative data from the previous two years and will be made publicly available on the TennCare website and shared with relevant legislative committees.