Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, creates a process by which the owner of a hospital closed for 15 years or less may resume operations without a certificate of need in certain circumstances; allows the department of health to renew a hospital license under certain conditions; requires the department of health to review the license renewal application and notify the applicant of its determination within 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2021
Last action Apr 7, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/7/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/10/2021
upper
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee -- Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
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