Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to prescribing buprenorphine products. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 53.
This law updates Tennessee's rules for doctors who prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction. It clarifies which types of clinics are allowed to offer this treatment and sets new requirements for how the medication must be prescribed. Specifically, the bill expands the number of patients a doctor can treat without extra paperwork from 50 to 100 and increases the number of patients who can be treated in a non-residential setting from four to ten. Additionally, it requires that buprenorphine be given with naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug, unless the patient is pregnant or has a known allergy to naloxone. These changes aim to make it easier for healthcare providers to manage opioid use disorder while maintaining safety standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed Apr 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House Apr 11, 2024
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0850)
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 5, PNV 2
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0702)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 1
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Reeves
RRepublican
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