Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a home health service to provide care in accordance with orders recorded by an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant in addition to those recorded by a physician; authorizes electronic transmission of orders from an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Signed Apr 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2021 · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 1, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Apr 13, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/24/2021
upper
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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