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TN Code § 63-10-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-213. Legibility of Prescriptions

  No pharmacist may dispense medication pursuant to a handwritten, typed or computer-generated prescription order for a drug issued by a prescriber in this state, unless the prescription order is comprehensible to the pharmacist. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a pharmacist from dispensing medication pursuant to a verbal prescription order.   If a prescriber issues a prescription order, then it is the duty of the prescriber to issue a legible order. A pharmacist shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the prescriber to seek clarification of a prescription order that is not comprehensible to the pharmacist, in which case the pharmacist must not dispense medication until the pharmacist obtains clarification. A pharmacist shall not be liable to any person for any reasonable delay caused when a pharmacist has reasonably sought clarification of a prescription order.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a pharmacist from dispensing medication prior to authorization in accordance with § 63-10-207.
TN Code § 63-10-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-214. Centralized Prescription Processing — Licensing — Rules

  Each pharmacy participating in centralized prescription processing shall be licensed by the board of pharmacy.   The board shall promulgate rules relative to centralized prescription processing, including, but not limited to, the usage of common electronic files or a common database.
TN Code § 63-10-215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-215. Transfer of Prescriptions to Another Prescription Form

  Pharmacists, pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians are authorized to comply with federal and state prescription requirements, including the requirement of a separate prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance found in §§ 63-1-160, 63-7-123(b)(3)(B), and 63-19-107(2)(E)(ii), by transferring from a prescription containing a Schedule Il controlled substance any drug that is a nonscheduled prescription drug or any prescribed supply to another prescription form.   The transfer authorized in subsection (a) may be accomplished by scanning, photocopying or transcribing, by hand or other means, and shall include all information regarding each drug or supply being transferred.   The prescription generated in a pharmacy by the transfer process shall not be required to be on tamper-resistant prescription paper.   The prescription generated in a pharmacy utilizing the transfer process shall be recognized as a valid, legal prescription order and shall serve as the original prescription for recordkeeping and other purposes.
TN Code § 63-10-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-216. Compounding Pharmacies

  Prior to initial licensure in this state as a compounding pharmacy, a pharmacy located outside of this state must have an inspection by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy practice site is physically located. Out-of-state pharmacy practice sites must provide a copy of the most recent inspection by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy practice site is physically located, which must have been within the previous twelve (12) months. Prior to renewal of its license in this state, an out-of-state pharmacy practice site must provide the most recent inspection by the regulatory or licensing agency of the state in which the pharmacy practice site is physically located or equivalent regulatory entity, and which must have been within the previous twelve (12) months. The board of pharmacy shall have the right to require additional information before issuing or renewing a pharmacy license to insure compliance with applicable laws of this state and any rules and policies of the board.   Any compounding pharmacy having an active Tennessee license shall notify the board within fourteen (14) business days of receipt of any order or decision by a regulatory agency, other than the Tennessee board of pharmacy, imposing any disciplinary action, including any warning, on the pharmacy.   Any pharmacies engaged in sterile compounding must comply with relevant United States Pharmacopeia (USP) guidelines as adopted by the board by rule or policy.   Any pharmacies engaging in sterile compounding, except hospital pharmacies compounding for inpatients of a hospital, shall report on a quarterly basis to the board the quantity of sterile compounded products dispensed in a defined time period in accordance with policies adopted by the board; provided, however, that the executive director of the board may request this information from a hospital pharmacy for cause and the hospital pharmacy shall be required to respond in a timely manner as defined by the executive director of the board.
TN Code § 63-10-218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-218. Professional Judgment in Dispensing of Varying Quantities of Medication Not to Exceed Ninety-Day Supply — Exclusion of Controlled Substances

  Unless the prescriber has specified on the prescription that dispensing a prescription for a maintenance medication in an initial amount followed by periodic refills is medically necessary, a pharmacist may exercise professional judgment to dispense varying quantities of medication per fill up to the total number of dosage units as authorized by the prescriber on the original prescription including any refills, so long as the units dispensed do not exceed a ninety-day supply.   This section does not apply to controlled substances or to any medications for which a report to the controlled substance database is required pursuant to § 53-10-305.
TN Code § 63-10-220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-220. Facilities Engaging in Distribution of Dialysate and Devices for Home Use

  This chapter does not apply to a facility to the extent the facility engages in the distribution of dialysate or devices necessary to perform home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patients with end stage renal disease if:  The dialysate are comprised of dextrose or icodextrin, and the dialysate and devices are approved or cleared by the federal food and drug administration, as required by federal law;   The dialysate and devices are lawfully held by a manufacturer or manufacturer's agent that is properly registered with the board as a manufacturer or third-party logistics provider;   The dialysate and devices are held and delivered in their original, sealed packaging from the facility;   The dialysate and devices are delivered only by the manufacturer or the manufacturer's agent and only upon receipt and review of a physician's prescription by a pharmacist licensed in this state before dispensing; and   The manufacturer or manufacturer's agent delivers the dialysate and devices directly to:  Patients with end stage renal disease or such patient's designee for the patient's self-administration of the dialysis therapy; or   Healthcare providers or institutions for administration or delivery of the dialysis therapy to a patient with end stage renal disease.       Records of all sales and distribution of dialysate and devices made pursuant to this section must be retained and made readily available for inspection and copying by the board of pharmacy for two (2) years from the date of distribution.   The board of pharmacy retains oversight of all drugs for peritoneal dialysis except dialysate.
TN Code § 63-10-221 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-221. Medication Therapy Management — Standards

 Medication therapy management provided under this chapter as part of the practice of pharmacy shall meet the standards for medication therapy management established by rule by the board of pharmacy.
TN Code § 63-10-222 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-222. Medication Therapy Management Pilot Program — Reporting of Costs and Patient Outcomes

 The bureau of TennCare is directed to report to the senate health and welfare committee and the committee of the house of representatives having oversight over TennCare regarding program costs and patient outcomes related to incorporating the pharmacist-provided medication therapy management pilot program on or before April 15 of each year the pilot program is supported.
TN Code § 63-10-223 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 2 - Pharmacy Practice|§ 63-10-223. Agreement Limiting Ability of Pharmacist to Discuss Issue Related to Dispensing of Controlled Substance With Patient Void and Unenforceable

  The general assembly finds that patient access to information about controlled substances is crucial to combating the deadly opioid epidemic in this state and that any obstacle to patients' receiving information about controlled substances is a serious threat to public health.   Any agreement purporting to limit the ability of a pharmacist to discuss any issue related to the dispensing of a controlled substance with a patient is contrary to the public policy of this state and is void and unenforceable. This includes, but is not limited to, information about the risks, effects, and characteristics of the controlled substance; what to expect when taking the controlled substance and how the controlled substance should be used; reasonable alternatives to the prescribed controlled substance; and any applicable cost sharing for a controlled substance or any amount an individual would pay for a controlled substance if that individual were paying cash.
TN Code § 63-10-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-301. Creation — Composition — Duties and Powers — List of Opioid Drugs Incorporating Tamper or Abuse Resistant Properties

  There shall exist and be maintained within this state a board of pharmacy. The board shall consist of seven (7) members, one (1) of whom shall be a consumer, who shall enforce parts 2-5 of this chapter and all laws that pertain to the practice of pharmacy and shall cooperate with other state and federal governmental agencies regarding any violations of any pharmacy drug or drug-related laws. The board has all of the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority specifically granted or necessary to the enforcement of parts 2-5 of this chapter, as well as other duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that may be granted by law.   The members of the board shall be entitled to a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day's service in attending meetings of the board and other administrative functions of the board, as well as the necessary expenses for traveling and subsistence while attending the meetings and performing the other administrative functions. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.   The board of pharmacy shall publish a list of opioid drugs incorporating tamper or abuse resistance properties. Inclusion of a drug on such list shall not require that a drug bear a labeling claim with respect to reduction of tampering, abuse or abuse potential at the time of listing. The inclusion of a drug on the list shall not prohibit a pharmacist from substituting an opioid drug, brand or generic, that is otherwise eligible for interchange or substitution under title 53, chapter 10, part 2. The inclusion of a drug on the list shall require that the drug has been submitted to the United States food and drug administration with a study related to tamper or abuse resistance properties. Following the publication of the initial list by the board of pharmacy, if the United States food and drug administration approves an opioid drug that bears in its label a claim to the drug's tamper or abuse resistance properties, such drug shall be added to the board of pharmacy list. This list shall be made available to prescribers, pharmacists, the commissioner of health, the commissioner of mental health and substances abuse services and the commissioner of safety.
TN Code § 63-10-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-302. Appointment — Qualifications — Term of Appointment — Removal

  The governor shall appoint the members of the board and shall make appointments so that the pharmacist members of the board shall be graduates of a recognized school or college of pharmacy. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older and that one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority.   No pharmacist shall be eligible for appointment to the board unless such person has been a pharmacist under this or some other law of this state for a period of at least five (5) years and, during the terms of such person's incumbency, shall be actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy.   No consumer shall be eligible for appointment to the board to represent the public at large unless such person has been a resident of Tennessee for at least five (5) years, currently resides in Tennessee and is a nonhealth care professional by education. The consumer member shall not own or have any financial or other interest in any health care facility or business.   The terms of appointment shall be for six (6) years, or until their successors have qualified, and no member of the board is eligible for reappointment.   Interested pharmacist groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, may annually recommend five (5) duly qualified persons for each vacancy from whom the governor may be requested to make appointments. The governor shall consult with such groups to determine qualified persons to fill the positions. The appointment provisions of this subsection (e) shall not apply to the consumer member serving on the board. Appointees shall, within ten (10) days after appointment, make oath or affirmation to be filed with the secretary of state that they will faithfully and impartially perform their duties.   Members guilty of misconduct may be removed by the governor upon the recommendation of the remaining members. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of terms may be filled as to unexpired terms by the governor from the most recent list of nominees of the interested pharmacist groups as provided in subsection (e).
TN Code § 63-10-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-303. Officers — Quorum — Panels — Executive Director

  The board shall have a president and a vice president, who shall be elected annually from its pharmacist members.   A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board president may, when it is deemed necessary, split the board into panels of three (3) or more each to conduct contested case hearings or disciplinary matters. When the board is split into panels for purposes of contested case hearings and disciplinary matters, three (3) or more members shall constitute a quorum.   The division shall employ on behalf of and in consideration of the recommendation of the board an executive director who shall be a pharmacist who has been licensed in Tennessee for a period of at least five (5) years. The executive director's duties shall be those specified by the board and by the director and may include, but not be limited to, recording and compiling the minutes of the board, supervising the employees assigned by the division to support the board, performing such studies and research as the board or division directs, representing the board at such functions as authorized by the board and the division and acting as consultant to the division in its enforcement duties on behalf of the board.
TN Code § 63-10-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-305. Power of Board to Suspend, Revoke, or Refuse to Issue Licenses — Civil Penalties

 The board is authorized to deny, restrict or condition any application for licensure or certification and is authorized to revoke or suspend any license or certification previously issued or otherwise discipline and assess civil penalties against a applicant, licensee or holder of a certificate upon a finding that the applicant, licensee or holder of a certificate has:   Been convicted of a crime;   Been convicted of violating any of the laws of this state or of the United States relating to drugs or to the practice of pharmacy;   Been addicted to the use of alcohol, narcotics or other drugs;   Engaged in conduct prohibited or made unlawful by any of the provisions of parts 2-5 of this chapter or any other laws of the state or of the United States relating to drugs or to the practice of pharmacy;   Exhibited an incapacity of a nature that prevents a pharmacist from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, confidence and safety to the public;   Been guilty of dishonorable, immoral, unethical or unprofessional conduct;   Had the license to practice pharmacy suspended or revoked by another state for disciplinary reasons; or   Failed to comply with a lawful order or duly promulgated rule of the board.
TN Code § 63-10-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-307. Inspection of Sites — Physicians Regulated by Board of Medical Examiners

  The board or its designated agents have the power and authority to regulate the practice of pharmacy and to inspect any site or professional pharmacy practice, other than storage sites utilized by manufacturer's representatives, where drugs, medicines, chemicals, pharmaceuticals or poisons are manufactured, stored, sold, dispensed, distributed or administered.   Authority over drug dispensing in the office of a physician licensed to practice under chapter 6 of this title shall be vested in the board of medical examiners.
TN Code § 63-10-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-308. Administrative Fees

  The board is authorized to establish fees necessary to carry out parts 2-5 of this chapter pursuant to duly promulgated rules.   All monies received by the board shall be deposited and dispensed pursuant to § 63-1-137.
TN Code § 63-10-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-309. Administrative Procedure

 The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, shall govern all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case as defined therein, arising under parts 2-5 of this chapter.
TN Code § 63-10-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-310. Transfer of Board of Pharmacy to Department of Health

 For the purposes of transferring the board of pharmacy from the department of commerce and insurance to the department of health, the existing members of the board of pharmacy shall continue to serve as members of the Tennessee board of pharmacy until their terms expire. All rules and regulations of the state board of pharmacy shall remain in force and effect until modified, superseded or repealed by the board of pharmacy. All orders, decisions, licenses and certifications previously issued by the board of pharmacy or the department of commerce and insurance relating to or on behalf of the board of pharmacy shall remain in full force and effect and shall hereafter be administered and enforced by the department of health. To this end, the division of health related boards shall have the authority, consistent with the statutes and regulations pertaining to the programs and functions transferred in this section, to modify orders, decisions, licenses and certifications previously issued and to adopt and issue new orders as may be necessary for the administration of the programs or functions transferred in this section.
TN Code § 63-10-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 3 - Board of Pharmacy|§ 63-10-311. Promulgation of Rules Regarding Oversight of Facilities That Manufacture, Warehouse, and Distribute Medical Devices

 The board shall promulgate rules regarding the board's oversight of facilities that manufacture, warehouse, and distribute medical devices. The rulemaking process shall begin no later than September 1, 2018. The rulemaking process shall be in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and shall include the formation of an advisory committee, in accordance with § 4-5-205, composed of medical device industry representatives and a representative of the department of economic and community development. The rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be reviewed every three (3) years for the purpose of reviewing the advancements of new medical device technologies.
TN Code § 63-10-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 4 - Peer Review|§ 63-10-401. Statement of Policy

 It is the policy of the state to encourage committees made up of Tennessee's licensed pharmacists to candidly, conscientiously and objectively evaluate their peers' professional conduct, competence and ability to practice pharmacy and their personal conduct as it relates to the performance of their professional duties. It is further the policy of the state to encourage pharmacists to implement continuous quality improvement programs and quality assurance programs to identify and evaluate quality-related events, reduce medication-related errors, generate data useful to studying the causes of medication errors and improve patient care. The state further recognizes that confidentiality is essential to effective functioning of peer review committees, continuous quality improvement programs and quality assurance programs and to continued improvement in patient safety and patient care.
TN Code § 63-10-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 10 - Pharmacy|Part 4 - Peer Review|§ 63-10-402. Immunity for Furnishing Information to Peer Review Committees

 All national, state or local public or private organizations, institutions, foundations, systems, provider networks or professional associations or societies, pharmacists, auxiliary pharmacy personnel, pharmacy committee staff personnel, any person under a contract or other formal agreement with a peer review committee and any person who participates with or assists a peer review committee, members of boards of directors or trustees of any public or private hospital, managed care organization or other health care provider or any individual appointed to any peer review committee is immune from liability to any patient, individual or organization for furnishing information, data, reports or records to any such committee or for damages resulting from any decision, opinions, actions and proceedings rendered, entered or acted upon by such committees, if made or taken in good faith without malice and on the basis of facts reasonably known or reasonably believed to exist.