Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1203: Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider’s licensing board to issue a license subject to a private advocacy order that requires the applicant to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board; designates private advocacy orders as confidential and not public records, as long as the provider does not fail to maintain participation in the peer assistance program and requires the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63.

In committee Last action May 13, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 317

Plain-language summary

HB 1203 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider’s licensing board to issue a license subject to a private advocacy order that requires the applicant to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board; designates private advocacy orders as confidential and not public records, as long as the provider does not fail to maintain participation in the peer assistance program and requires the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63. Primary sponsor: Doc Kumar (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 317.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Doc Kumar (Republican).