§ 53-11-408. Bureau of Investigation — Powers and Duties
The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall cooperate with federal and other state agencies in discharging its responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances and controlled substance analogues and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances and controlled substance analogues. To this end, it may: Arrange for the exchange of information among governmental officials concerning the use […]
§ 53-11-410. Evidence — Immunity From Liability
It is not necessary for the state to negate any exemption or exception in part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4, in any complaint, information, indictment or other pleading or in any trial, hearing or other proceeding under part 3 of this chapter and this part, or […]
§ 53-11-312. Educational Materials for Providers and Facilities Where Medication Assisted Treatment Is Prescribed or Provided
No later than January 1, 2021, the departments of health and mental health and substance abuse services, and the bureau of TennCare shall collaborate to develop educational materials for providers and facilities where medication assisted treatment including treatment involving controlled substances is prescribed or provided. The educational materials shall include the following: Access to and […]
§ 53-11-313. Payment for Buprenorphine Products
Except as provided in subsection (b), a healthcare prescriber of a buprenorphine product for use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment, or a nonresidential office-based opiate treatment facility, as defined in § 33-2-402, shall only accept a check, money order, or debit card or credit card that is linked to a bank or credit card account […]
§ 53-11-401. Miscellaneous Offenses — Penalties
It is unlawful for any person: Who is subject to part 3 of this chapter, to distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of § 53-11-308 or to distribute or dispense any controlled substance for any purposes other than those authorized by and consistent with the person’s professional or occupational licensure or registration law, […]
§ 53-11-402. Fraud — Penalties
It is unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to: Distribute as a registrant a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II, except pursuant to an order form as required by § 53-11-307; Use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a registration number that is fictitious, revoked, suspended […]
§ 53-11-403. Criminal Penalty Not Exclusive
Any penalty imposed for a violation of part 3 of this chapter and this part, or title 39, chapter 17, part 4, is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction otherwise authorized by law.
§ 53-11-405. Enforcement Officers
Any officer or authorized representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation designated by the director of that bureau may: Carry firearms in the performance of the individual’s official duties; Execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants, subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of this state; Make arrests without warrant for any offense under part […]
§ 53-11-302. Handlers of Controlled Substances — Registration and Inspection
Every person who manufactures, distributes, dispenses, or is a third-party logistics provider for any controlled substance pursuant to § 53-11-301 within this state or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, warehousing, or providing logistics services for any controlled substance within this state, shall annually obtain a registration issued by the board of […]
§ 53-11-303. Criteria for Registration Issuance
The state board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances shall register an applicant to manufacture or distribute controlled substances included in title 39, chapter 17, part 4, unless it determines that the issuance of that registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. […]