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Bill Opioids - As enacted, authorizes TennCare to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL) without rulemaking; requires TennCare to ensure that reimbursement is provided to a healthcare provider who provides a non-opioid treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program; requires TennCare to ensure that a hospital that provides services to a recipient is reimbursed under the medical assistance program for medically necessary non-opioid treatment; prohibits a managed care organization or other health insurance issuer from denying coverage of a non-opioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug when a healthcare prescriber, instead of a licensed physician, prescribes a non-opioid medication for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Opioids - As enacted, authorizes TennCare to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL) without rulemaking; requires TennCare to ensure that reimbursement is provided to a healthcare provider who provides a non-opioid treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program; requires TennCare to ensure that a hospital that provides services to a recipient is reimbursed under the medical assistance program for medically necessary non-opioid treatment; prohibits a managed care organization or other health insurance issuer from denying coverage of a non-opioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug when a healthcare prescriber, instead of a licensed physician, prescribes a non-opioid medication for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 HB 2903 Tennessee HB 2903 (113)
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Tennessee HB 2903 (113) — Opioids - As enacted, authorizes TennCare to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL) without rulemaking; requires TennCare to ensure that reimbursement is provided to a healthcare provider who provides a non-opioid treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program; requires TennCare to ensure that a hospital that provides services to a recipient is reimbursed under the medical assistance program for medically necessary non-opioid treatment; prohibits a managed care organization or other health insurance issuer from denying coverage of a non-opioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug when a healthcare prescriber, instead of a licensed physician, prescribes a non-opioid medication for the treatment of acute or chronic pain. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0664 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment HA0665 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Amendment SA0818 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Amendment SA0819 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2024 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • INSURANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee 3/5/2024 — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — 840 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — 310 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Kumar — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-31 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2024-02-01 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2024-02-05 P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee referral-committee
  • 2024-02-07 Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2024-02-14 Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
  • 2024-02-20 Action Def. in s/c Insurance Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
  • 2024-02-28 Placed on s/c cal Insurance Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
  • 2024-03-05 Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee referral-committee
  • 2024-03-06 Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2024
  • 2024-03-12 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-13 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
  • 2024-03-14 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
  • 2024-03-20 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2024-03-21 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
  • 2024-03-21 Reset on next avail. cal.
  • 2024-03-28 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. receipt
  • 2024-03-28 Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2024-03-28 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2024-03-28 H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0664) amendment-passage
  • 2024-03-28 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0665) amendment-passage
  • 2024-04-01 Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 passage
  • 2024-04-01 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0819)
  • 2024-04-01 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0818)
  • 2024-04-01 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. substitution
  • 2024-04-01 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2024-04-03 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. enrolled
  • 2024-04-04 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2024-04-08 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2024-04-10 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-22 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2024-05-01 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
  • 2024-05-01 Pub. Ch. 762

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/122d385c-1193-45ef-b6a5-45740aaae5ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).