Welfare - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to respite care services, including, but not limited to, increasing the number of hours an adult may attend a limited respite care services program from 12 to 16 hours in any one week, and authorizing such a program to provide care services for up to 20 adults at the same time, rather than 15. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 2.

HB 1495 amends Tennessee law to increase the thresholds for adult day services to qualify for licensing exemptions. Specifically, it raises the weekly service hours from 12 to 16 and the maximum number of adults served simultaneously from 15 to 20. This change directly affects adult day care providers seeking to operate without full state licensing. The bill modifies two specific sections of Tennessee Code Annotated (71-2-402(c)(2)(A)(iii) and 71-2-402(c)(2)(D)) to implement these adjustments. The bill is currently in committee review after being introduced on January 9, 2026.