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

HB 2097: TennCare - As enacted, extends the ground ambulance service annual assessment to June 30, 2027; changes the penalty imposed by the bureau on an ambulance provider for each day an assessment remains unpaid from $50 per calendar day to 5 percent of the principal amount owed per month for each month. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15.

In committee Last action May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1123

Plain-language summary

HB 2097 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: TennCare - As enacted, extends the ground ambulance service annual assessment to June 30, 2027; changes the penalty imposed by the bureau on an ambulance provider for each day an assessment remains unpaid from $50 per calendar day to 5 percent of the principal amount owed per month for each month. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15. Primary sponsor: Jay Reedy (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1123.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jay Reedy (Republican).