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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul BaileyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
  2. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
  3. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
  4. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  6. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/12/2025
  7. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
  8. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  9. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source