TennCare - As introduced, establishes separate reimbursement rates for ground-based rural ambulance services and urban ambulance services provided to TennCare recipients; allows for certain rural ambulance service providers to receive emergency medical services equipment grants. - Amends TCA Title 71.
HB 195 establishes separate reimbursement rates for ambulance services under Tennessee's TennCare program. Urban ambulance providers will be reimbursed at 67.5% of Medicare rates, while rural ambulance providers will receive 100% of Medicare rates for services to TennCare recipients. The bill also authorizes emergency medical equipment grants for for-profit rural ambulance service providers. These changes directly affect ambulance companies operating in rural or urban areas that bill TennCare. The policy aims to address cost disparities between service areas while maintaining existing billing frameworks.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Last action Apr 9, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Insurance Committee to 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brock Martin
RRepublican
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