Tennessee Laws

Direct Dispensing of Controlled Substances Laws

Question:

Are physicians limited to only dispensing to their own patients?

Answer:

Yes

This answer is derived from 1 section of law

Citation:

citation 1: see full citation

2. Physicians may dispense only to individuals with whom they have established a physician/patient relationship. It shall be a violation of this rule for a physician to dispense medication at the order of any other physician not registered to practice at the same location. see full law

since 2017-07-01
verified through 2017-10-01