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SB2425 • 2026

TennCare

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to TennCare.

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Sponsor
Crowe
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how separate evaluations will be conducted or what changes this might bring to current processes.

TennCare Eligibility Changes

This bill changes how TennCare decides if someone can get help for living in special care places like nursing homes by evaluating physical and mental conditions separately.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the way TennCare checks if a person is eligible for residential facility benefits to evaluate physical and mental conditions separately.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who apply for TennCare residential facility benefits.
  • TennCare administrators and staff who make eligibility decisions.

Terms To Know

residential facility
A place where people live that provides special care, such as nursing homes or rehabilitation centers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the separate evaluations of physical and mental conditions will be conducted.
  • It is unclear what changes this might bring to current eligibility determination processes.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2425
By Crowe
SB2425
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71,
Chapter 5, relative to TennCare.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-5-106, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(s) When determining the eligibility of an individual for residential facility benefits,
any scoring or evaluation that takes into consideration the individual's physical and
mental well-being must evaluate the individual's physical condition and mental condition
separately. As used in this subsection (s), "residential facility" includes, but is not limited
to, a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, recuperation center, rehabilitation facility,
home for the aged, and adult care home.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.