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

SB 1178: Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - As enacted, directs the commissioner and the director of TennCare to develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver; specifies that the department and the bureau of TennCare shall not prohibit qualified individuals from employment as a family caregiver at a service provider agency based on certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 52 and Title 71.

Enacted Last action April 30, 2025: Pub. Ch. 182

Plain-language summary

SB 1178 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Disability and Aging, Dept. Of - As enacted, directs the commissioner and the director of TennCare to develop guidelines for service providers for hiring qualified family members as a family caregiver; specifies that the department and the bureau of TennCare shall not prohibit qualified individuals from employment as a family caregiver at a service provider agency based on certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 52 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Pub. Ch. 182.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democratic).