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TN SB0343

TN SB0343
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health.


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Introduced
01/28/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
03/30/2026
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days a licensing board has to respond to the department of health after the department has inquired about the status of an action or lack of action taken against a prescriber whose prescribing patterns of controlled substances have been identified as representing a statistical outlier, or if the prescriber is identified as a top prescriber or a high-risk prescriber. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

AI Summary

This bill, by amending Tennessee Code Annotated Section 68-1-128(h)(2), extends the timeframe from 30 to 45 days that a licensing board has to respond to the department of health when asked about the status of an action or inaction concerning a prescriber whose controlled substance prescribing patterns are flagged as unusual, such as being a statistical outlier, a top prescriber, or a high-risk prescriber, aiming to improve oversight of controlled substance dispensing.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (on 04/02/2026)

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