TN SB 1797
died on adjournmentManaged Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility services, that permit actual or constructive termination by the MCO without cause, for convenience, or termination without specifying the grounds for termination; requires the bureau of TennCare, in conjunction with the department of commerce and insurance, to review and approve all standard contract templates used by MCOs for facility contracting to ensure compliance. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Tennessee · 114S1 · upper
Quick answers
Did TN SB 1797 pass?
No. TN SB 1797 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1004
What is TN SB 1797 about?
TN SB 1797 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Managed Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility services, that permit actual or constructive termination by the MCO without cause, for convenience, or termination without specifying the grounds for termination; requires the bureau of TennCare, in conjunction with the department of commerce and insurance, to review and approve all standard contract templates used by MCOs for facility contracting to ensure compliance. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.”.
Who sponsors TN SB 1797?
Reeves is the primary sponsor of TN SB 1797.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-05-26 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1004
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Reevesprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-20
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-21
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2026-01-22
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-24
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
2026-03-03
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
2026-03-04
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
2026-03-10
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
2026-04-01
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
2026-04-07
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2026-04-14
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-15
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
2026-04-16
Companion House Bill substituted
substitution
2026-04-17
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-05-26
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1004
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Votes
SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/7/2026 Passed (1)
2026-04-07 · pass · 9-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 2093
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