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TN SB2167

TN SB2167
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to statewide planning and policy council.


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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
03/02/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, integrates the bureau of TennCare into the statewide planning and policy council’s structure and mission by adding the director of long-term care services and a managed care organization representative to its membership; expands the council’s advisory and reporting duties to include TennCare’s director, services, and waiver implementation alongside existing department programs. - Amends TCA Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

AI Summary

This bill amends Tennessee law to integrate the bureau of TennCare, which administers the state's Medicaid program, into the Statewide Planning and Policy Council, a body that advises the state on policy matters. Specifically, it adds the director of long-term care services for TennCare and a representative from TennCare's contracted managed care organizations (private companies that manage healthcare services for TennCare beneficiaries) to the council's membership. The bill also expands the council's advisory and reporting duties to include TennCare's director, its services, and the implementation of TennCare waivers (special permissions from the federal government to test new ways of delivering healthcare services), in addition to the department's existing programs.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (on 03/05/2026)

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