Representative Stevens: three-year pilot would allow one pediatric extended care facility in Rutherford County

Mar 31, 2026

House Bill 18-87 would create a three-year pilot to permit a single prescribed pediatric extended care facility in Rutherford County to serve medically or technologically dependent minors; the Insurance Committee approved the bill 15–0 and advanced it to Government Operations.

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Representative Stevens told the Insurance Committee that House Bill 18-87 would create a three-year pilot program to permit establishment of one prescribed pediatric extended care facility in Rutherford County, to be selected by the Department of Disability and Aging.

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