TennesseeHospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department, including a satellite emergency department, from denying to a woman who presents at such facility and purports or, if incapacitated, appears to be pregnant and experiencing active labor, other symptoms associated with active labor, or an emergency medical condition, an appropriate medical screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department, to determine whether or not an emergency medical condition or active labor exists; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
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- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- May 27Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1080Latest
- Mar 30Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
- Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 Failed. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 30Comp. SB subst.
- Mar 26H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- Mar 25Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- Mar 24Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 18Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026
- Mar 17Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026
- Mar 11Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
- Mar 10Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded POPULATION HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/10/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
- Mar 3Action Def. in s/c Population Health Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
- Feb 25Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
- Feb 4P2C, ref. to Health CommitteeMinor
- Feb 4Assigned to s/c Population Health SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Intro., P1C.Minor
- Jan 22Filed for introductionIntroduced