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

SB 668: Death - As enacted, removes the limitation that a death must have been anticipated for a registered nurse to make the actual determination and pronouncement of death if a deceased was a patient or resident at a nursing home, hospital, or assisted-care living facility. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Enacted Last action April 8, 2025: Pub. Ch. 116

Plain-language summary

SB 668 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Death - As enacted, removes the limitation that a death must have been anticipated for a registered nurse to make the actual determination and pronouncement of death if a deceased was a patient or resident at a nursing home, hospital, or assisted-care living facility. - Amends TCA Title 68. Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Pub. Ch. 116.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican).