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TN HB2060
TN HB2060AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33 and Title 53, relative to the treatment of opiate addiction.
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Introduced
01/24/2024
01/24/2024
In Committee
03/27/2024
03/27/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
05/09/2024
05/09/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/09/2024
05/09/2024
Introduced Session
113th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to prescribing buprenorphine products. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 53.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee's laws related to the treatment of opioid addiction. It makes changes to the definition of "nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility" to exclude certain types of healthcare facilities. It also modifies requirements for healthcare providers who prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, including allowing them to prescribe a mono product or buprenorphine without naloxone in certain cases. Additionally, the bill increases the maximum number of patients a provider can treat with buprenorphine from 50 to 100. These changes are intended to facilitate access to and improve the treatment of opioid addiction in Tennessee.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (6)
Tim Hicks (R)*,
Becky Jo Alexander (R),
G.A. Hardaway (D),
Esther Helton (R),
Mary Littleton (R),
Antonio Parkinson (D),
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 808 (on 05/09/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2060&ga=113 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/113/pub/pc0808.pdf |
| Amendment 1-0 to HB2060 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0850.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for HA0850 (15859) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/FM2580.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - HB2060 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2060.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2060.pdf |
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