Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee SB2461: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 36; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to assisted reproductive technology.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary STATE GOVERNMENTEXPENDITURESGeneral FundFY26-27$503,800FY27-28 & Subsequent Years$369,100Total Positions Required: 3 Bill Summary This bill generally prohibits practices in assisted reproductive technology as described below. As used in this bill, "assisted reproductive technology" means all treatments or procedures that include the handling of human oocytes or embryos, including in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer, and such other specific technologies as the United States secretary of health and human services may include, after making public any proposed definition in such manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including any federal or other public agency. PHYSICIANS GENERALLY This bill prohibits a person from practicing in assisted reproductive technology unless the person has obtained an assisted reproductive technology certificate from the board of medical examiners. The board of medical examiners, in collaboration with the board of osteopathic examination, must establish requirements for a person licensed to practice medicine to obtain a certificate to practice in assisted reproductive technology. The board must issue a certificate to such a person who meets such requirements. This bill authorizes a person to practice in assisted reproductive technology if (i) the board of medical examiners has approved the person's application to practice medicine or surgery and (ii) the board determines the person has met the requirements established in this bill to receive a certificate to practice in assisted reproductive technology. However, a certified assisted reproductive technologist may delegate tasks in the practice of assisted reproductive technology to a person who is licensed as a nurse or physician assistant or a person holding a training lice
What the bill says
From the amended text:
House Health 1 Amendment No. 1 to HB2290 Terry Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2461* House Bill No. 2290 by deleting all language after the caption and substituting: WHEREAS, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology membership is the "gold standard" for clinics providing assisted reproductive technology; and WHEREAS, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology is a standard that ensures an abundance of regulation; and WHEREAS, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics are committed to the highest quality standards of care; and WHEREAS, all Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics are required to advertise truthfully; and WHEREAS, all Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics accurately report outcomes so that patients can trust their provider; and WHEREAS, all Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics work with nationally accredited laboratories to assure the best possible reproductive environments; and WHEREAS, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology requires: (a) Annual submission of cycle-specific clinic outcome data to the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Registry, verified by the medical director, with permission to disclose such data to the public and to allow data to be validated. Approximately eight to ten percent of reporting clinics are validated each year; (b) Accreditation of an embryology laboratory occurs every two years by either the College of American Pathologists or Joint Commission on Accreditation …