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TN HB0398

TN HB0398
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
03/24/2026
Crossed Over
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 any action or inaction concerning a prescriber whose controlled substance prescribing patterns are flagged as unusual, either because they are statistically an outlier, a top prescriber, or a high-risk prescriber, with the intent of improving oversight and response times in health-related matters.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (on 04/09/2026)

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