Managed Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility services, that permit actual or constructive termination by the MCO without cause, for convenience, or termination without specifying the grounds for termination; requires the bureau of TennCare, in conjunction with the department of commerce and insurance, to review and approve all standard contract templates used by MCOs for facility contracting to ensure compliance. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Voted 5/26/2026View source

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Docket history

5/26/2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1004
4/17/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
4/16/2026Companion House Bill substituted
4/15/2026Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
4/14/2026Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
4/7/2026Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
4/1/2026Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026
3/10/2026Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to 3/17/2026
3/4/2026Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
3/3/2026Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026