Health Care - As enacted, includes as provider-based telemedicine, which health insurance entities must cover, HIPAA-compliant audio-only conversation for the provision of healthcare services (in addition to behavioral health services as covered under existing law) when the use of HIPAA-compliant real-time, interactive video, video telecommunications, or electronic technology, or store-and-forward telemedicine services are unavailable. - Amends TCA Title 56.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2022 · House Feb 28, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 14, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 88, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1843
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0586)
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/24/2022
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 2/22/2022
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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