---
type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, clarifies that the Medical Assistance Act of 1968 does not require a vendor, healthcare provider, or telehealth provider group that provides healthcare services exclusively via telehealth to have a physical address or site in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor, provider, or provider group for the medical assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, clarifies that the Medical Assistance Act of 1968 does not require a vendor, healthcare provider, or telehealth provider group that provides healthcare services exclusively via telehealth to have a physical address or site in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor, provider, or provider group for the medical assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 680"
citation: "Tennessee SB 680 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5397dbf4-3b67-4c76-827c-63dc3ad3308b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0680&GA=113"
source_hash: "f4c2cbafea6d4f7b4dc523229df65710c59f15262e0362786377d085da7277f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 680 (113) — TennCare - As enacted, clarifies that the Medical Assistance Act of 1968 does not require a vendor, healthcare provider, or telehealth provider group that provides healthcare services exclusively via telehealth to have a physical address or site in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor, provider, or provider group for the medical assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0680.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2023 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2023
- **2023-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Effective date(s) 03/21/2023
- **2023-03-28** Pub. Ch. 55

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5397dbf4-3b67-4c76-827c-63dc3ad3308b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).