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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care.

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Sponsor: Reeves, Terry
Last action: 2025-04-29
Official status: Effective date(s) 04/15/2025
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Tennessee Physician Workforce Information Act

This bill requires Tennessee's Department of Health to gather information from medical organizations about the state's physician workforce and submit reports by specific deadlines.

What This Bill Does

Requires the department of health to contact qualified medical organizations in Tennessee for information on the physician workforce.
Compiles the collected information into a written report.
Submits a preliminary report by December 31, 2025, and an update on progress by the same date.
Sends the final report by December 31, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Health in Tennessee
Qualified medical organizations in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Physician Workforce: Doctors and other healthcare professionals who provide medical care to patients.
Preliminary Report: An initial report that provides early findings before the final report is completed.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what actions will be taken based on the reports.
It is unclear how the information gathered will be used or shared beyond the specified deadlines.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HA0178

Amendment 1-0 to HB0510

Plain English: The amendment adds new sections to Senate Bill No. 554 that require the Tennessee Department of Health to gather and report information from medical organizations about physician workforce issues.

Adds a new section (68-1-1701) titled 'Tennessee Physician Workforce Information Act'.
Requires the department of health to contact qualified medical organizations for specific information related to physician shortages, burnout, and administrative burdens.
Specifies that the department must compile this information into reports and submit them by December 31, 2025 (preliminary report) and December 31, 2026 (final report).

The amendment text does not specify how the gathered data will be used or what actions might follow from the reports.

SA0163

Amendment 1-0 to SB0554

Plain English: The amendment adds new sections to Tennessee's health code that require the state Department of Health to gather and report information from medical organizations about physician workforce issues.

Adds a new section (68-1-1701) in Title 68, Chapter 1 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, establishing the 'Tennessee Physician Workforce Information Act'.
Requires the Department of Health to contact qualified medical organizations and request information on various aspects related to physician workforce issues.
Specifies that the department must compile this information into a report and submit preliminary and final reports by specific deadlines.

The amendment does not specify how the gathered data will be used beyond reporting, leaving details of implementation unclear.

Bill History

2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Effective date(s) 04/15/2025
2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Pub. Ch. 213
2025-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 213
2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Governor.
2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly
Transmitted to Governor for action.
2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by H. Speaker
2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly
Signed by Senate Speaker
2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly
Enrolled and ready for signatures
2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0
2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0178)
2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Subst. for comp. HB.
2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Comp. SB subst.
2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Sponsor(s) Added.
2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0
2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0163)
2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/25/2025
2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly
Ref. to Health Committee
2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly
Intro., P1C.
2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction
2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly
Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 24, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 554, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to enact the "
Tennessee Physician Workforce Infor
mation Act
," which requires the department of health to do the following:

(1)
Contact qualified medical organizations in
Tennessee
and request information from such organizations
concerning the state of the physician workforce in Tennessee, as described
in the full text of this amendment;

(2)
Compile the information
collected
pursuant to
(1)
into a written report;

(3)
By
December 31, 2025,
s
ubmit a preliminary
report
and an update on the progress of the final report to the chair
person
of the health a
nd welfare committee of the senate and the chair
person
of the committee in the house of representatives having jurisdiction over health-related matters
; and

(4) By
December 31, 2026, submit the final report to the chair
persons identified in (3).

Th
is a
mendment specifies that the
preliminary and final reports must include the list of participating organizations and the findings or recommendations from the participating organizations.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 510
By Terry

SENATE BILL 554
By Reeves

SB0554
002080
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health
care.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-1-108(c), is amended by deleting
the language "within thirty (30) days thereafter" and substituting "within sixty (60) days
thereafter".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.