AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to managed care organizations.
As introduced, prohibits any managed care organization that contracts with the bureau of TennCare to provide medical assistance from providing reimbursement or coverage for a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling a person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex, or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between a person's sex and asserted identity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
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A managed care organization (MCO) that contracts with the bureau of TennCare to provide medical assistance pursuant to this part shall not provide reimbursement or coverage for a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of: (1) Enabling a person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex; or (2) Treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between a person's sex and asserted identity.
Legislative Session
113th General Assembly
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2023-03-08 | Sponsor change. |
| 2023-03-08 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-02-24 | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2023-02-06 | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2023-02-02 | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2023-01-31 | Filed for introduction |