SB 2791 Tennessee Senate · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

TennCare - As enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

This bill establishes a new Medicaid buy-in program in Tennessee specifically designed for working individuals with disabilities who wish to maintain health insurance coverage while employed. To qualify, applicants must be at least 18 years old, meet federal disability standards, and work full-time or part-time, but they are exempt from resource and income tests that typically limit access to such programs. The program allows participants to pay monthly premiums to receive medical assistance, which can supplement existing employer-sponsored insurance, and includes protections like a grace period for temporary job interruptions and the ability to continue coverage for six months after an involuntary job loss. Additionally, the legislation authorizes the state to use savings from federal block grants to fund the initiative and permits the exclusion of certain retirement accounts from eligibility calculations.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 4/3/2024
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Bo Watson
Bo Watson
RRepublican
TN
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