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Quinlee’s Law

Legislation named after a Hawkins County girl who recently died after battling a rare genetic disease is advanced by a Tennessee House subcommittee.The House Health Subcommittee approved sending House Bill 1429 to the full Health Committee.Named “Quinnlee’s Law,” the bill by Rep. Gary Hicks (R-Rogersville) would change a section of state law regarding home medical equipment.Quinnlee needed a specific home ventilator, but because the manufacturer had an exclusive contract with a company in New York to distribute it and did not have a license in Tennessee, it legally could not provide the device. It took weeks for approval.

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