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Tennessee House approves bill barring TennCare providers from denying care over vaccine choice
Summary
The House passed legislation prohibiting TennCare-participating providers from refusing medical care solely because a patient is unvaccinated, after hours of debate over public health and patient choice.
The Tennessee House on Thursday approved Senate Bill 13 89 (substituted for House Bill 638), a bill that prevents health-care providers who accept TennCare from denying services to patients based solely on vaccine status.
Representative Charlie Carringer (Representative on the floor identified in the transcript as the introducer) moved the chamber to substitute and conform to Senate Bill 13 89 and asked for passage on third and final consideration. Representative Karringer, speaking as sponsor on the floor, said the measure was prompted by constituent complaints of “medical discrimination based on vaccine choice,” and described the bill as modeled on Texas House Bill 44 (2023).
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Karringer, said…
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