Tennessee Code Title 63. Professions of the Healing Arts § 63-1-183

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Notwithstanding a law to the contrary, a healthcare prescriber licensed under this title who is authorized to prescribe controlled substances may prescribe a drug product that has been scheduled pursuant to § 39-17-403(d)(2) immediately upon the effective date of such scheduling if:

(1) The drug product is approved by the United States food and drug administration;

(2) The drug product is in a schedule other than Schedule I by operation of § 39-17-403(d);

(3) Prescribing the drug product is within the healthcare prescriber's lawful scope of practice; and

(4) The drug product is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.

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