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TN HB1239
Bill
Status
4/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Esther Helton-Haynes
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AI Summary
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Physicians licensed under Title 63, Chapter 6 or 9 are designated as the only healthcare providers authorized to prescribe buprenorphine products for FDA-approved recovery or medication-assisted treatment
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Non-physician providers (nurse practitioners, physician assistants) may prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder only if they work in state correctional facilities or county/municipal jails providing healthcare services
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Non-physician prescribers in correctional settings must meet strict requirements: active DEA registration, adopted clinical protocols, maximum of 50 patients, 100% chart review by a collaborating physician, and prescriptions limited to 16-milligram daily equivalent
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Each supervising physician is limited to collaborating with a maximum of 5 nurse practitioners or physician assistants for buprenorphine prescribing
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 63, relative to healthcare prescribers.
Opioids
Last Action
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
4/28/2025