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SB1250 • 2026

TennCare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to Medicaid.

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Sponsor
Yarbro
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on what other information can be included besides the required items, and it is unclear how this change will affect the reporting process or its outcomes.

TennCare Report Extension

This bill changes the deadline for submitting TennCare reports to state officials from 60 days to 75 days after the end of each fiscal year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline for reporting on TennCare operations and expenses from 60 days to 75 days after the end of each fiscal year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Finance and Administration
  • Governor and members of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

TennCare
A state health care program for low-income residents in Tennessee.
Medical Assistance Act of 1968
The law that established TennCare and sets rules for it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what other information the department can include besides the required items.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect the reporting process or its outcomes.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  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

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1250
By Yarbro

SB1250
003212
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 56 and Title 71, relative to Medicaid.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-105(a)(5), is amended by
deleting the language "sixty (60) days" and substituting "seventy-five (75) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.