Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, excludes independent living facilities from regulation by the board for licensing health care facilities; sets inspection schedule for certain healthcare facilities at three years from the last inspection instead of 15 months; clarifies medication administration authority in residential homes for the aged. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-201; Section 68-11-204 and Section 68-11-210.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 7, 2017
Signed May 2, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2017
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Apr 20, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
19
Committee
18
May 2, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Apr 10, 2017
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 20, PNV 0
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/12/2017
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/10/2017
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 4/5/2017
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/5/2017
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/29/2017
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/17
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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