Dentists and Dentistry

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the addition of the legislative librarian might affect existing practices or oversight.

Adding Legislative Librarian to Annual Health Care Reports

This bill changes Tennessee's health care laws by adding the legislative librarian to the list of people who receive an annual report on dental work and equipment in state institutions.

What This Bill Does

• Changes a law so that the commissioner of health must send an annual report about dentists and dental equipment to the legislative librarian.

Who It Names or Affects

• The commissioner of health
• The legislative librarian

Terms To Know

annual report

A yearly document that gives information about activities or conditions.

legislative librarian

An official who works in the library of a legislative body, helping lawmakers find information.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the report will be used by the legislative librarian.
• It is unclear what changes this might bring to existing health care practices or oversight.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 507
By Terry

SENATE BILL 458
By Hensley

SB0458
001632
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 14; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39;
Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71,
relative to health care.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-1-303(b), is amended by deleting
the language "annual report to the governor and" and substituting "annual report to the
governor, the legislative librarian, and the".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.