TN HB0427

Eligible state employees who have worked full-time for at least 12 consecutive months receive 12 weeks of leave for recovery from living organ donation surgery, with the absence counting toward service anniversary dates.

Private employers with one or more employees must grant eligible employees (as defined by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act) 12 weeks of absence for living organ donation recovery.

Insurers are prohibited from denying, canceling, or varying terms of life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies based solely on a person's status as a living organ donor, unless supported by actual, unique, and material actuarial risks.

The Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Insurance, must publish educational materials on the benefits, risks, and insurance implications of living organ donation on its website by July 1, 2025.

The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.