Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

106 lines
6.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, permits advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who are prescribers at community mental health centers to arrange for chart review by and site visits with certain collaborating physicians by means of HIPAA-compliant electronic information systems. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 19; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 7."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, permits advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who are prescribers at community mental health centers to arrange for chart review by and site visits with certain collaborating physicians by means of HIPAA-compliant electronic information systems. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 19; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 972"
citation: "Tennessee SB 972 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Sherrell"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d51a1833-40cb-4d55-b913-01a805f300a0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0972&GA=111"
source_hash: "71384dd16c8d9db581d0036212d62e324352c4cee5ba0b48a5e6f72be6cc5460"
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 972 (111) — Health Care - As enacted, permits advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who are prescribers at community mental health centers to arrange for chart review by and site visits with certain collaborating physicians by means of HIPAA-compliant electronic information systems. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 19; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 7.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0178** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0178.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0179** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0179.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0051** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0051.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0052** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0052.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0086** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0086.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0972.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE FACILITIES, LICENSURE, & REGULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/19/2019 — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed (1) — **920** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/27/2019 Passed (2) — **70** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/11/2019 Passed (1) — **290** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019 4/4/2019 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Sherrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/27/2019
- **2019-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/7/2019
- **2019-03-05** Action Def. in s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee to 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-07** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-08** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-11** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-11** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0052)
- **2019-03-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0086)
- **2019-03-11** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0051)
- **2019-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2019
- **2019-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0179) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-08** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0178) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-04-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Pub. Ch. 183
- **2019-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/23/2019
- **2019-05-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 183
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d51a1833-40cb-4d55-b913-01a805f300a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).