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

SB 748: TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for emergency services and 100 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for nonemergency services. - Amends TCA 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 748 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for emergency services and 100 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for nonemergency services. - Amends TCA Title 71. Primary sponsor: Ken Yager (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and 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
Ken YagerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12

“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, and Means Committee
  2. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
  3. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
  4. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  5. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
  6. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  10. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2025
  11. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
  12. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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