Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, requires all hospitals licensed by the health facilities commission or by the department of mental health and substance abuse services to report annually to the department of health, on a form promulgated by the department, the number of advanced practice registered nurses who are working in the hospital for each month. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

HB 644 requires all hospitals licensed by Tennessee's health facilities commission or mental health department to annually report, on a form created by the Department of Health, the monthly count of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) working at each facility. This reporting applies to all qualifying hospitals and must include data for every month of the reporting year. The Department of Health will determine the specific form, reporting period, and submission deadlines. The bill amends multiple health-related code sections to implement this mandatory data collection requirement.