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Committee advances bill allowing family caregivers to be paid through TennCare home‑and‑community programs
Summary
House Bill 712 would direct TennCare and the Department of Disability and Aging to create standard procedures allowing qualified family members to be hired and paid as caregivers under home‑and‑community‑based services. Committee approved the bill unanimously.
House Bill 712, sponsored by Representative Hale and requested by the Tennessee Disability Coalition, passed the Government Operations Committee on a unanimous voice/roll call vote after members discussed scope and connections to related proposed legislation.
The bill asks TennCare and the Department of Disability and Aging to develop guidelines and processes for provider agencies to hire qualified family caregivers for home‑and‑community‑based services, and to standardize access so family members are not disqualified because of relationship…
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