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TN HB 18

died on adjournment

TennCare - As introduced, directs the bureau to establish a temporary TennCare benefits program to provide medical assistance on a temporary basis to certain individuals who do not qualify for enrollment in TennCare, CoverKids, or a successor program; requires the bureau to submit a waiver to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2025-03-05 — Failed in Insurance Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Baumprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-25

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-14

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-01-15

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. 2025-01-16

    Ref. to Insurance Committee- Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-28

    Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-02-05

    Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 2/11/2025

  7. 2025-02-11

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-12

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/19/2025

  9. 2025-02-19

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/26/2025

  10. 2025-02-19

    Meeting Canceled

  11. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/5/2025

  12. 2025-02-26

    Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/5/2025

  13. 2025-03-05

    Failed in Insurance Committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE TENNCARE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 2/11/2025 Passed

    2025-02-11 · pass · 7-0

  • HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Failed in Insurance Committee 3/5/2025 Failed

    2025-03-05 · fail · 4-14

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0018&ga=114

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