HB0201Introduced in the House
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare.
Introduced by Gary Hicks, District 9
What does this bill do?
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Official description
As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for emergency services and 100 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for nonemergency services. - Amends TCA Title 71.
Where it stands
Sponsor(s) Added.
March 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · March 12, 2025
16
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
16 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Hill | 3 | Yes |
| Renea Jones | 4 | Yes |
| Yusuf Hakeem | 28 | Yes |
| Esther Helton-Haynes | 30 | Yes |
| Richard Scarbrough | 33 | Yes |
| William Slater | 35 | Yes |
| Michael Hale | 40 | Yes |
| Bryan Terry | 48 | Yes |
| Mike Sparks | 49 | Yes |
| Bob Freeman | 56 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed for introduction
Intro., P1C.
P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee
Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee
Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Sponsor(s) Added.
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
Placed behind the budget
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Sponsor(s) Added.
Sponsor(s) Added.
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