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HB0644 • 2026

Nurses, Nursing

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to advanced practice nursing.

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Sponsor
Carringer, Crowe
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Reporting Requirements for Advanced Practice Nurses in Hospitals

This bill requires hospitals licensed by certain state agencies to report annually to the Department of Health about how many advanced practice registered nurses work there each month.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires hospitals licensed by the health facilities commission or the department of mental health and substance abuse services to send yearly reports to the Department of Health.
  • The reports must include the number of advanced practice registered nurses working in the hospital for each month.
  • The Department of Health will create a form and set rules for when these reports are due.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hospitals licensed by the health facilities commission or the department of mental health and substance abuse services
  • Advanced practice registered nurses working in those hospitals

Terms To Know

advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
A type of nurse with advanced education and training who can diagnose illnesses, treat patients, and prescribe medications.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen if hospitals do not follow the reporting requirements.
  • It is unclear how this information will be used by the Department of Health.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

  2. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  4. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  5. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/26/2025

  6. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee

  7. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

  8. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  9. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  10. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Health Committee

  11. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  12. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  13. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  15. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  16. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  17. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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SENATE BILL 333
By Crowe

HOUSE BILL 644
By Carringer

HB0644
001878
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29;
Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68,
relative to advanced practice nursing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
All hospitals licensed by the health facilities commission or by the department of
mental health and substance abuse services shall report annually to the department of
health, on a form promulgated by the department, the number of advanced practice
registered nurses who are working in the hospital for each month. The department may
promulgate a reporting form and establish the reporting period and dates for submission.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.