2022 TRACKED BILLS - TNAMFT FINAL REPORT

Submitted by Jenny Ford


SB292/HB1240

Waiving licensure fees for healthcare professionals. 

Sponsors

Sen. Robinson, Katrina - EXPELLED 02-02-22; Rep. Parkinson, Antonio

Summary

Waives licensure fees for healthcare professionals from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025. Requires licensing authorities to refund the portion of any licensure fee paid to the authority that is credited to a healthcare provider for that period of time. Broadly captioned.

Amendment Summary

House Health Subcommittee amendment 1 (004639) waives the licensing fee for 1 year or until the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Status

04/13/21 - Taken off notice in Senate Health & Welfare Committee.

House Status

04/06/21 - Failed in House Health Subcommittee after adopting amendment 1 (004639).

SB642/HB165

Professional counseling services to individuals held in correctional or detention facilities. 

Sponsors

Sen. Robinson, Katrina - EXPELLED 02-02-22; Rep. Cooper, Barbara

Summary

Permits community schools and communities of schools to establish programs to make professional counseling services available to individuals held in correctional or detention facilities in this state. Specifies that the professional counseling services may be provided by federal and state licensed agencies, nonprofits, and private corporations.

Senate Status

04/07/21 - Failed in Senate Education Committee.

House Status

04/14/21 - Re-referred to House Calendar & Rules.

SB657/HB578

Prohibits sexual identity change to prepubescent minors. 

Sponsors

Sen. Bowling, Janice; Rep. Ragan, John

Summary

Prohibits the providing or facilitating the provision of sexual identity change to a minor who has not entered puberty. Prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to minors who have entered puberty unless a parent or guardian has written recommendations for the therapy from at least three physicians. Treats violations of this section as child abuse. Broadly captioned.

Senate Status

02/11/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.

House Status

02/09/22 - House Health Committee deferred to special calendar to be published with the final calendar.

SB1014/HB908

Reports of child abuse or neglect or child sexual abuse. 

Sponsors

Sen. Bowling, Janice; Rep. Doggett, Clay

Summary

Establishes that reports of a reasonable suspicion of child abuse must include the name and contact information of the person making the report. 

Senate Status

02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.

House Status

03/17/21 - House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee deferred to summer study.

SB1027/HB959

Interstate licensed professional counselors compact. 

Sponsors

Sen. Briggs, Richard; Rep. Whitson, Sam 

Summary

As amended enacts the Interstate Compact for License Portability Act for professional counseling services. One of the stated purposes of the compact is to increase public access to professional counseling services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses. The compact defines "professional counseling" as the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health conditions by a licensed professional counselor and defines "licensed professional counselor" as a counselor licensed by a member state, regardless of the title used by that state, to independently assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health conditions.

Senate Status

04/28/22 - Senate concurred in House amendment 2 (013189).

House Status

04/27/22 - House passed with amendment 2 (013189).

Executive Status

06/01/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 1088 effective May 27, 2022 (18 pages).

Public Chapter

 PC1088.pdf 

SB1222/HB1425

Every Mom Matters Act. 

Sponsors

Sen. Rose, Paul; Rep. Moody, Debra

Summary

Enacts the "Every Mom Matters Act," which requires a pregnant woman to complete a free resource access consultation provided by the state that shares free services available to the mother before obtaining an abortion. Specifies the requirements for the consultation. 

Senate Status

02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.

House Status

03/01/21 - Referred to House Health Subcommittee.

SB1384/HB982

Requires LEAs to implement an adverse childhood experiences (ACE) program. 

Sponsors

Sen. Kyle, Sara; Rep. Gillespie, John

Summary

Requires LEAs to develop a program to provide mental and behavioral health services to students with adverse childhood experiences. Mandates that LEAs conduct a training seminar on adverse childhood experiences for parents and community-based health providers at least once annually. Establishes a reporting and referral process for children that have four or more adverse childhood experiences for the purposes of the child receiving mental and behavioral health services.

Senate Status

02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Education Committee.

House Status

03/29/22 - House K-12 Subcommittee deferred to next available meeting, which is subject to call of the chair.

SB1482/HB1260

Development of an adverse childhood experiences training program by LEA. 

Sponsors

Sen. Akbari, Raumesh; Rep. Sparks, Mike

Summary

Requires LEAs to notify the department of education if they develop their own adverse childhood experience training program for school leaders and teachers. Broadly captioned.

Senate Status

03/31/21 - Taken off notice in Senate Education Committee.

House Status

02/24/21 - Caption bill held on House clerk's desk.

SB1714/HB1795

Sunset - Interstate Compact on Mental Health. 

Sponsors

Sen. Roberts, Kerry; Rep. Ragan, John

Summary

Extends the Interstate Compact on Mental Health to June 30, 2030.

Senate Status

02/03/22 - Senate passed.

House Status

02/24/22 - House passed.

Executive Status

03/14/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0629 effective March 11, 2022.

Public Chapter

 PC629.pdf 

SB1754/HB1707

Codifies the Acts of the 2021 regular and extraordinary sessions. 

Sponsors

Sen. Johnson, Jack; Rep. Lamberth, William

Summary

Codifies the Acts of the 2021 regular and extraordinary sessions.

Senate Status

01/31/22 - Senate passed.

House Status

02/14/22 - House passed.

Executive Status

03/07/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0620 effective February 28, 2022.

Public Chapter

 PC620.pdf 

SB1803/HB1920

Court may order a person into an assisted outpatient mental health treatment program. 

Sponsors

Sen. Massey, Becky; Rep. Rudd, Tim 

Summary

Allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met. Provides a process for parents, legal guardians, spouses, licensed physicians, licensed psychologists, or law enforcement officers to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient. Establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals (18 pp.).

Senate Status

01/24/22 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.

House Status

01/28/22 - Referred to House Health Subcommittee.

SB1846/HB1843

Expands the definition of provider-based telemedicine. 

Sponsors

Sen. Watson, Bo; Rep. Terry, Bryan

Summary

Expands the definition of provider-based telemedicine to include HIPAA compliant audio-only conversations for the provision of healthcare services beyond behavioral health services when other means are unavailable. Broadly captioned.

Amendment Summary

Senate amendment 1 (015805) allows the use of a HIPPA compliant audio-only conversation when other telemedicine services are not available and requires that the patient’s financial responsibility for the audio-only encounter be consistent with that of other in-person or video encounters.

Senate Status

03/14/22 - Senate passed with amendment 1 (015805).

House Status

03/21/22 - House concurred in Senate amendment 1 (015805).

Executive Status

04/13/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0807 effective April 8, 2022.

Public Chapter

 PC807.pdf 

SB1848/HB2561

Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact. 

Sponsors

Sen. Watson, Bo; Rep. Terry, Bryan

Summary

Enacts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy for the purposes of improving public access to occupational therapy through mutual recognition of member state licenses. Also enacts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact" to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. 

Senate Status

03/31/22 - Senate passed.

House Status

03/24/22 - House passed with amendment 1 (013694) and amendment 2 (014358).

Executive Status

04/25/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0839 effective April 19, 2022 (35 pages).

Public Chapter

 PC839.pdf 

SB1861/HB1895

Provides enforcement to ban high school transgender athletes. 

Sponsors

Sen. Hensley, Joey; Rep. Ragan, John  

Summary

Empowers the commissioner of education to withhold state funds from otherwise eligible LEAs should they refuse or fail to comply with current law regarding determination of a student’s gender for purposes of student participation in sports. Obligates schools to abide by specific requirement to determine a student’s gender for participation in sports, by reporting sex at time of birth. Specifies that this section does not apply to an LEA that fails or refuses to comply with these requirements in response to a court or other legally binding order that prohibits the LEA from complying.

Senate Status

04/11/22 - Senate passed.

House Status

03/31/22 - House passed.

Executive Status

04/29/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0909 effective April 22, 2022.

Public Chapter

 PC909.pdf 

SB1862/HB1894

Participation in athletics and gender. 

Sponsors

Sen. Hensley, Joey; Rep. Ragan, John

Summary

Prohibits males from participating in higher education athletic events that are designated for females. Requires institutions of higher education to rely on birth certificates near or at the time of birth, or another form of proof if a birth certificate is not available, to determine the sex of the student. Creates a private cause of action for any relief or damages if a higher education school deprives a student of access to an athletic opportunity or causes harm to the student.

Senate Status

01/27/22 - Referred to Senate Education Committee.

House Status

01/31/22 - Withdrawn in House.

SB2102/HB2017

Mental health screenings for minors in a school setting. 

Sponsors

Sen. Pody, Mark; Rep. Reedy, Jay

Summary

Increases from under 16 years of age to under 18 years of age, the age of a minor for whom a parent, guardian, legal custodian, or caregiver under the Power of Attorney for Care of a Minor Child Act must give written, active, informed and voluntarily signed consent in order for universal mental health or socioemotional screening in a school setting to be permitted for the minor. Broadly captioned.

Senate Status

03/22/22 - Taken off notice in Senate Judiciary Committee.

House Status

03/22/22 - Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee.

SB2357/HB2493

Mental and behavioral health screenings for all students in kindergarten through eighth grade. 

Sponsors

Sen. Gilmore, Brenda; Rep. Clemmons, John

Summary

Requires the department of education to direct each local school board to develop a plan to conduct mental health screenings and behavioral health screenings, to assess effects of COVID-19 pandemic, on each student in grades K-8 during the 2022-2023 school year. Broadly captioned.

Senate Status

02/03/22 - Referred to Senate Education Committee.

House Status

02/07/22 - Referred to House K-12 Subcommittee.

SB2365/HB2528

Licensed Professional Counselor caption bill. 

Sponsors

Sen. Briggs, Richard; Rep. Ramsey, Bob

Summary

Changes the requirements for a professional mental health service provider. Changes now require a degree related to aspects of the job, two completed years of a post graduate experience in a supervised clinical setting, completed internship or other supervised practicum allowing practice of tasks related to the job. Allows a temporary license to be granted until all requirements are met, and the board will reevaluate approval for licensure.

Senate Status

02/03/22 - Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.

House Status

03/15/22 - House Health Subcommittee deferred to 03/22/22.

SB2453/HB2655

Mental Health telehealth services. 

Sponsors

Sen. Yager, Ken; Rep. Hawk, David

Summary

Removes deadline for allowing mental health telehealth services. Allows graduate and post-graduate mental health professionals to provide supervised telehealth services.

Senate Status

03/21/22 - Senate passed.

House Status

02/28/22 - House passed with amendment 1 (014001).

Executive Status

04/08/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0766 effective April 1, 2022.

Public Chapter

 PC766.pdf 

SB2694/HB2531

Licensed professional counselor technical corrections. 

Sponsors

Sen. Briggs, Richard; Rep. Ramsey, Bob

Summary

Updates requirements for professional counselors seeking licensure. Allows for a temporary license to be valid for up to four years and to be eligible for extension at the discretion of the Board of Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists (Board). Effective July 1, 2022 for purposes of promulgating rules and January 1, 2023 for all other purposes. 

Senate Status

03/24/22 - Senate passed with amendment 1 (014047).

House Status

04/25/22 - House passed.

Executive Status

05/18/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 1040 effective July 1, 2022.

Public Chapter

 PC1040.pdf 

SB2777/HB2633

Use of student's preferred pronoun. 

Sponsors

Sen. Bell, Mike; Rep. Cochran, Mark

Summary

Declares that a teacher or other employee at a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student by their preferred pronouns if they are not consistent with the student’s biological sex. Exempts employees from adverse employment action for not using a student’s preferred pronoun.

Senate Status

04/27/22 - Taken off notice in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee.

House Status

04/25/22 - House passed with amendment 1 (014925).

SB2848/HB2735

Study of utilization of provider-based telemedicine among persons over 65. 

Sponsors

Sen. Bailey, Paul; Rep. Windle, John

Summary

Requires the department of health to study the utilization of provider-based telemedicine among persons over 65 years of age, with an emphasis on usage among persons who are unable to travel independently or who use telemedicine solely for the purpose of renewing prescriptions for life-sustaining medications. Requires the department to report its findings to the health-related committees of the general assembly and the legislative librarian by December 15, 2022.

Senate Status

03/15/22 - Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.

House Status

02/08/22 - Referred to House Insurance Subcommittee.


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