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Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how the electronic format should be structured.

Mental Health Report Requirements

This bill requires that reports about mental health strategies and resources funded by Medicaid or TennCare be submitted electronically.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Department of Mental Health to submit its report on increasing mental health services in an electronic format.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Mental Health in Tennessee
• People who receive mental health services funded by Medicaid or TennCare

Terms To Know

TennCare

A state-run healthcare program for low-income and disabled Tennesseans.

Medicaid

A federal health insurance program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the electronic format should be structured.
• It is unclear what additional changes might occur in future legislative steps.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2289
By Mitchell

SENATE BILL 2394
By Akbari
SB2394
012604
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 33; Title 34; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68
and Title 71, relative to mental health.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 33-6-103(c), is amended by adding
the following to the end of the subsection:
The report must be provided in an electronic format.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.