2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1311: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health related licensure.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, removes requirement that a license issued by a health related board be signed by members of the board prior to such issuance; authorizes the presiding officer to divide the board into panels to conduct contested case hearings or disciplinary matters; includes patient billing records as part of the medical and practice records that providers must make available for inspection upon the department's request; clarifies that identifying information of certain parties to a contested case hearing involving disciplinary charges filed against a provider must only be produced by the provider in response to a subpoena from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 127

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/24/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/11/2025
15
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
3/5/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/4/2025188.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/202519.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/2025117.6 KB