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Plain English Breakdown

The bill has been withdrawn as of February 6, 2025, but the summary provided reflects its content before withdrawal.

Report Requirement for Anesthesiology

This bill requires the Tennessee Department of Health to submit a report on anesthesiologists and training programs in the state by January 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the department of health to submit a report concerning the practice of anesthesiology in Tennessee by January 1, 2026.
• The report must include data on how many anesthesiologists are practicing in Tennessee.
• It also includes information on persons currently engaged in anesthesiology residencies and those graduating from educational programs in anesthesiology.
• The department needs to provide suggestions for increasing the number of anesthesiologists.

Who It Names or Affects

• Tennessee Department of Health
• Anesthesiologists in Tennessee
• People training to be anesthesiologists

Terms To Know

anesthesiology

The medical specialty that focuses on giving anesthesia, which is medicine used to make patients not feel pain during surgery or other procedures.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the department will collect this information.
• It's unclear what actions might be taken based on the report's suggestions.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 182
By Roberts

HOUSE BILL 289
By Lafferty

HB0289
000370
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to
professions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. By January 1, 2026, the department of health shall submit a report
concerning the practice of anesthesiology in this state to the chair of the committee of the house
of representatives with jurisdiction over subject matters pertaining to health and the chair of the
health and welfare committee of the senate. The report must, at a minimum, include data
concerning how many anesthesiologists are practicing in this state, how many persons are
currently engaged in anesthesiology residencies in this state, how many persons are graduating
from educational programs in anesthesiology in this state, and suggestions on how to increase
the number of anesthesiologists in this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.