--- type: "Bill" title: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises terminology used to describe the relationship of physicians to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; specifies that a licensed physician with whom a physician assistant collaborates has the duty to assure that the activities of the physician assistant are appropriate; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68." description: "Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises terminology used to describe the relationship of physicians to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; specifies that a licensed physician with whom a physician assistant collaborates has the duty to assure that the activities of the physician assistant are appropriate; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 1515" citation: "Tennessee SB 1515 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Medical Occupations"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Massey"] version_count: 1 action_count: 43 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2018-01-10" last_action: "2018-04-04" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acab8d2f-d9e4-45e2-acfd-62bbdaec3cce" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1515&GA=110" source_hash: "4241bde81267187a69712eb5fd6863e4fe2d10e9d63182b4a2c165141e894228" 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 1515 (110) — Medical Occupations - As enacted, revises terminology used to describe the relationship of physicians to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; specifies that a licensed physician with whom a physician assistant collaborates has the duty to assure that the activities of the physician assistant are appropriate; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1515.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **87–4** (fail) · lower - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/20/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper ## Sponsors - Faison — primary (person) - Massey — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-11** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-01-17** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - **2018-01-31** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/6/2018 - **2018-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-06** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/20/2018 - **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/20/2018 - **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018 - **2018-02-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/28/2018 - **2018-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/28/2018 - **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/26/2018 - **2018-02-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage` - **2018-02-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0606) - **2018-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018 - **2018-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2018-03-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018 - **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018 - **2018-03-15** Reset on cal. for 3/19/2018 - **2018-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 4, PNV 1 `passage` - **2018-03-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0756) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2018-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2018-03-19** Comp. SB subst. - **2018-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2018-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 610 - **2018-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018 - **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 610 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acab8d2f-d9e4-45e2-acfd-62bbdaec3cce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).