Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary PROHIBITION ON INSURANCE-DRIVEN QUESTIONS This bill prohibits a health insurance issuer, managed care organization, or any entity providing reimbursement for healthcare services from requiring a healthcare provider or facility to ask the prohibited questions, as described below, as a condition of payment, credentialing, quality scoring, compliance, or participation. An insurer must not deny or reduce payment, impose penalties, or otherwise disadvantage a provider for failing to ask such questions. A violation of these provisions constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and is subject to the penalties and remedies provided in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, which includes, but is not limited to, restraining orders, injunctions, private rights of action, and damage, in addition to any other penalties and remedies. PROHIBITED CONDUCT BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS This bill generally prohibits a healthcare provider from asking a minor a verbal or written question on any of the following: Whether the minor feels normal in the minor's body. Whether the minor believes the minor is the correct gender. Whether the minor identifies as a gender different from the minor's sex. An inquiry intended to elicit statements about gender identity, gender confusion, or gender dysphoria. As used in the provisions under this heading, a "minor" does not include a person who (i) is emancipated, needs emergency treatment pursuant to present law relative to emergency medical care of minors, (iii) is or was previously a member of the armed forces of the United States or a member of a reserve or national guard unit, or (iv) is the parent of a minor child and has full custody of that minor child. However, this bill authorizes a healthcare
