SB 1496: Health Care - As introduced, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.

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SB 1496 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Health Care - As introduced, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that a person may attach to a name to indicate or induce another person to believe that the person is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Ferrell Haile (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee.

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