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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-9-116

Consideration of prescriptions issued within six months prior to positive confirmed drug result

Acts 2019, ch. 373, § 1.

(1) As used in this section: “Issued” means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and

(2) “Valid prescription” means a prescription that is written or electronically sent by a licensed practitioner for the individual subject to a drug test pursuant to this chapter and filled in a licensed pharmacy.

(3) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, the medical review officer shall only consider prescriptions issued within six (6) months prior to a positive confirmed drug result for purposes of determining a valid prescription and immunity from actions authorized by this chapter following a positive confirmed drug result.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.