Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 20; Title 21; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 45; Title 47; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Tennessee HB0435 mandates that healthcare facilities accepting public funds for uncompensated care must designate an equivalent amount of patient debt as satisfied and refrain from pursuing collection on that debt. The bill affects healthcare facilities that receive public funding and includes provisions for patient notification of satisfied debts, rulemaking by the health facilities commission to maximize debt satisfaction, and annual reporting requirements to the general assembly on related expenditures. Violations of the bill may result in sanctions by the health facilities commission.
Tennessee HB0435 mandates that healthcare facilities accepting public funds for uncompensated care must designate an equivalent amount of patient debt as satisfied and refrain from pursuing collection on that debt. The bill affects healthcare facilities that receive public funding and includes provisions for patient notification of satisfied debts, rulemaking by the health facilities commission to maximize debt satisfaction, and annual reporting requirements to the general assembly on related expenditures. Violations of the bill may result in sanctions by the health facilities commission.
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