HB2597

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 71, relative to maternal health.

Introduced·2/3/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB2597 amends maternal health policies by establishing comparable Medicaid reimbursement rates for birthing centers and prioritizing.

Tennessee HB2597 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68 and Title 71, to enhance maternal health services. It mandates the creation of a methodology by the TennCare bureau to set Medicaid facility fee reimbursement rates for birthing centers, ensuring these rates are comparable to those for hospitals. Additionally, it requires annual increases in these rates to match hospital reimbursement rate increases.

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History

Feb 5

House

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Feb 4

House

Intro., P1C.

Feb 3

House

Filed for introduction