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Sponsor rolls bill requiring hospitals to notify patients when uncompensated-care funds erase debt
Summary
Senate Bill 403, which would require hospitals that accept public funds for uncompensated care to apply an equivalent amount to patient debts and notify affected patients, was rolled two weeks to allow discussions with the Tennessee Hospital Association.
Senate Bill 403 was rolled two weeks by the Commerce and Labor Committee on March 11, 2025, after the bill’s sponsor said she wanted more time to meet with the Tennessee Hospital Association and committee leaders. The bill would require hospitals that accept public tax dollars for uncompensated care to apply an equal amount of those funds to patient debts and notify patients that the debt has been erased.
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