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type: "Bill"
title: "TennCare - As enacted, directs the bureau to amend existing or promulgate new rules by December 31, 2024, to allow for the reimbursement of qualifying remote ultrasound procedures and remote fetal nonstress tests utilizing established CPT codes for such procedures when the patient is in a residence or other off-site location that is separate from the patient's provider and the same standard of care is met. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
description: "TennCare - As enacted, directs the bureau to amend existing or promulgate new rules by December 31, 2024, to allow for the reimbursement of qualifying remote ultrasound procedures and remote fetal nonstress tests utilizing established CPT codes for such procedures when the patient is in a residence or other off-site location that is separate from the patient's provider and the same standard of care is met. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1674"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1674 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TennCare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a23a0fa-ae7e-4ec0-9923-4c10b7a663e2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1674&GA=113"
source_hash: "c87df7cd271892ba16d9a1fe0def64d8599565f2b2c39ef5e265246bfeae107c"
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 1674 (113) — TennCare - As enacted, directs the bureau to amend existing or promulgate new rules by December 31, 2024, to allow for the reimbursement of qualifying remote ultrasound procedures and remote fetal nonstress tests utilizing established CPT codes for such procedures when the patient is in a residence or other off-site location that is separate from the patient's provider and the same standard of care is met. - 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/SB1674.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2024 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/12/2024 Passed — **330** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2024 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 674
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a23a0fa-ae7e-4ec0-9923-4c10b7a663e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).