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

SB 138: TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare recipient at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.

In committee Last action April 22, 2025: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 138 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare recipient at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican).