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Bill Health Care - As enacted, exempts a patient receiving an initial behavioral health evaluation via telehealth from the requirement that a patient have an in-person encounter with a healthcare services provider, the healthcare services providers practice group, or the healthcare system within 16 months prior to an interactive visit in order to establish a provider-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth; allows a physician assistant who is authorized to prescribe drugs and who provides services solely via telehealth to arrange for chart review by a collaborating physician via HIPAA-compliant electronic means. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63. Health Care - As enacted, exempts a patient receiving an initial behavioral health evaluation via telehealth from the requirement that a patient have an in-person encounter with a healthcare services provider, the healthcare services providers practice group, or the healthcare system within 16 months prior to an interactive visit in order to establish a provider-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth; allows a physician assistant who is authorized to prescribe drugs and who provides services solely via telehealth to arrange for chart review by a collaborating physician via HIPAA-compliant electronic means. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 721 Tennessee SB 721 (113)
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Tennessee SB 721 (113) — Health Care - As enacted, exempts a patient receiving an initial behavioral health evaluation via telehealth from the requirement that a patient have an in-person encounter with a healthcare services provider, the healthcare services providers practice group, or the healthcare system within 16 months prior to an interactive visit in order to establish a provider-patient relationship for purposes of telehealth; allows a physician assistant who is authorized to prescribe drugs and who provides services solely via telehealth to arrange for chart review by a collaborating physician via HIPAA-compliant electronic means. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0127 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0030 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — 330 (pass) · upper
  • SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/14/2023 Passed (2) — 60 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — 950 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Massey — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-27 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-01-30 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-02-02 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee passage
  • 2023-02-07 Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
  • 2023-02-14 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-02-14 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6 , Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2023-02-21 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
  • 2023-02-23 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-02-23 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-02-23 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 passage
  • 2023-02-23 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0030)
  • 2023-02-27 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-04-03 Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2023-04-03 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0127) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2023-04-03 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-04-05 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-04-06 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-11 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-12 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-04-24 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-05-03 Effective date(s) 04/24/2023
  • 2023-05-03 Pub. Ch. 201

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/82d6365d-05e6-4537-9224-6b0632b1d7d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).