Tennessee Code Title 71. Welfare § 71-5-199

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

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the division of TennCare may, in its sole discretion, adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL). The adoption or amendment of a PDL, and the recommendations of the TennCare pharmacy advisory committee to the division are not agency actions and do not require rulemaking.

(b)(1) In establishing and maintaining the PDL, the division shall ensure that a non-opioid drug approved by the United States food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain is not disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the PDL.

(2) Subdivision (b)(1) does not prohibit an opioid medication from being preferred over other opioid medications, or a non-opioid medication from being preferred over other non-opioid medications.

(c) This section applies to a non-opioid drug immediately upon its approval by the United States food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain, regardless of whether the drug has been reviewed by the division for inclusion on the PDL. This section also applies to drugs being provided under a contract between the division and any managed care organization.

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