Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider licensed as a nurse or physician assistant to prescribe a buprenorphine product as approved by the FDA for use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

This law allows licensed nurses and physician assistants in Tennessee to prescribe buprenorphine for medication-assisted treatment and recovery, expanding access to this medication beyond doctors. The key provision requires these providers to follow specific state guidelines and standards, which they must post on a board website within ten days of receiving them. By updating state codes, the bill removes previous restrictions that limited who could legally prescribe this type of medication.