MonQcle | Tennessee How are pharmacists allowed to dispense or distribute naloxone without a patient-specific prescription from another medical professional?

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(b) A licensed healthcare practitioner otherwise authorized to prescribe an opioid antagonist acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care may, directly or by standing order, prescribe an opioid antagonist to the following persons: see full law
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(3) Under a valid state-wide collaborative pharmacy practice agreement authorized by the chief medical officer, an authorized pharmacist may dispense an opioid antagonist to: see full law
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(b)(1) The chief medical officer is authorized to implement a state-wide collaborative pharmacy practice agreement specific to opioid antagonist therapy with any pharmacist licensed in, and practicing in, this state. see full law

since 2016-03-10
verified through 2022-01-01
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Tennessee Laws