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HB0875 • 2026

Safety

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to ambulance services.

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Sponsor
Martin B, Watson
Last action
2025-02-06
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and bill text do not provide information on enforcement mechanisms or specific requester qualifications, leaving these points as unknowns.

Ambulance Service Record Requests

This bill changes how long ambulance companies have to give patients or their authorized representatives copies of medical records requested in writing.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for ambulance service providers to send patient run records from five business days to three business days when asked by a patient or someone they authorize.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Ambulance service providers
  • Patients and their authorized representatives

Terms To Know

Patient run record
A document that shows what happened during an ambulance ride, including medical care given.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how it will be enforced or the consequences for non-compliance by ambulance companies.
  • It is unclear if there are specific requirements for who can request these records from an ambulance service provider.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1380
By Watson

HOUSE BILL 875
By Martin B

HB0875
001077
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56;
Title 68 and Title 71, relative to ambulance
services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-140-319(a)(1)(C), is amended by
deleting the language "five (5) business days" wherever it may appear and substituting "three
(3) business days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.