SB0421 amends Tennessee healthcare laws to allow certain prescribers to provide medication-assisted treatment to incarcerated individuals.
SB0421 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 41; Title 53 and Title 63, relative to healthcare prescribers. It modifies the qualifications for prescribers to include those who have an active registration with the federal drug enforcement agency, are employed by or contract with state correctional facilities or county or municipal jails, and have adopted clinical protocols for medication-assisted treatment for incarcerated individuals. This change takes effect July 1, 2025.
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