Pain Management Clinic Inspection Bill (SB2279)
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Summary
Tennessee SB2279 passed both chambers (Senate 32-0, House 69-13) on April 2-7, 2026. The bill amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68 to require the Department of Health to make all inspection criteria for pain management clinics publicly available on its website, enhancing transparency of compliance requirements.
What changed
The bill requires the Tennessee Department of Health to publish all inspection criteria required for pain management clinic compliance on its public website. This applies to all pain management clinics operating in Tennessee under TCA Title 63 and Title 68. The legislature passed the bill with strong bipartisan support after committee review, with amendments adopted in both chambers.
Pain management clinic operators in Tennessee will need to ensure their facilities, documentation, and practices meet the standards disclosed through this transparency measure. Healthcare compliance teams should monitor the Department of Health website for the published inspection criteria and conduct internal audits against the new standards once available.
What to do next
- Review inspection criteria when published by Tennessee Department of Health
- Update compliance procedures to align with disclosed inspection standards
- Ensure all staff understand new documentation and facility requirements
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Tennessee / SB2279 Passed SB2279 Senate Bill Passed 2026-04-02
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to pain management.
As introduced, requires the department of health to make available to the public on its website all inspection criteria required for compliance by pain management clinics; makes other changes relative to pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill Details
State Tennessee
Session 114th General Assembly
Chamber Senate
Official Source wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?...
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Sponsors
Richard Briggs (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-07 H Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 13, PNV 7 2026-04-07 H Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0947) 2026-04-07 H Subst. for comp. HB. 2026-04-06 H Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. 2026-04-02 S Engrossed; ready for transmission to House 2026-04-02 S Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 2026-04-02 S Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0724) 2026-03-31 S Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 2026-03-17 S Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2026-03-11 S Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 2026-03-11 S Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026 2026-03-04 S Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026 2026-02-05 S Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee 2026-02-02 S Introduced, Passed on First Consideration 2026-02-02 S Filed for introduction
Votes
2026-03-17 SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 Yea: 9 Nay: 0 2026-04-02 FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration Yea: 32 Nay: 0 2026-04-07 FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION Yea: 69 Nay: 13
Committee Referrals
2026-02-05 S Health and Welfare 2026-03-17 S Calendar
Amendments
2026-03-18 SA0724
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-03 Draft
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