AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare.
- Introduced Jan 30, 2023
- In committee Feb 2, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse in-network dental services providers for a dental service provided to a TennCare recipient at a rate that is no less than the amount identified as the national median fee for that dental service according to the most recent survey of national dental fees by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute; authorizes the bureau to reimburse out-of-network dental services providers. - Amends TCA Title 71.
Every action
5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- CommitteeP2C, ref. to Insurance Committee · House Insurance Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee · House Insurance Subcommittee
- HouseSponsor(s) Added.
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.
- RE Rick EldridgeR Primary sponsor · District 10
All 1 cosponsor
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.