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TN HB1000
Bill
Status
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gary Hicks
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AI Summary
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Allows Tennessee's annual hospital coverage assessment to be implemented even if one specific CMS approval (subdivision (b)(1)(B)) has not yet been obtained, provided all other CMS determinations and confirmations are in place
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Limits directed payments to hospitals under this partial-approval scenario to either the FY 2024 amount established in 2023 Public Chapter 232, or a higher amount determined by the division in consultation with the Tennessee Hospital Association, up to the CMS-approved cap
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Expenditure limitations remain in effect until all required CMS approvals are obtained and the division provides written notice to the Tennessee Hospital Association
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Passed the legislature on March 24, 2025 and signed by Governor Bill Lee on April 3, 2025
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Takes effect immediately upon becoming law due to public welfare necessity
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the annual coverage assessment.
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Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 115
4/8/2025