SB 721 Tennessee Senate · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Health Care - As enacted, exempts a patient receiving an initial behavioral health evaluation via telehealth from the requirement that a patient have an in-person encounter with a healthcare services provider, the healthcare services provider’s practice group, or the healthcare system within 16 months prior to an interactive visit in order to establish a provider-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth; allows a physician assistant who is authorized to prescribe drugs and who provides services solely via telehealth to arrange for chart review by a collaborating physician via HIPAA-compliant electronic means. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023 Signed Apr 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2023 · House Apr 3, 2023

How they voted

33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 23, 2023
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 24, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0127)
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Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0030)
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6 , Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Becky Massey
Becky Massey
RRepublican
TN
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