Tennessee Senate Bill 705 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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Completed Legislative Action
May 21 2013 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As enacted, prohibits pain management clinics from dispensing controlled substances; specifies that act does not prohibit a medical doctor, osteopathic physician, advanced practice nurse with certificates of fitness to prescribe, or physician assistant working at a pain management clinic from providing to that practitioner's patient, without charge, a sample of a schedule IV or schedule V controlled substance in a quantity limited to an amount that is adequate to treat the patient for a maximum of 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 53; Title 63 and Chapter 880 of the Private Acts of 2012.

As enacted, prohibits pain management clinics from dispensing controlled substances; specifies that act does not prohibit a medical doctor, osteopathic physician, advanced practice nurse with certificates of fitness to prescribe, or physician assistant working at a pain management clinic from providing to that practitioner's patient, without charge, a sample of a schedule IV or schedule V controlled substance in a quantity limited to an amount that is adequate to treat the patient for a maximum of 72 hours. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 53; Title 63 and Chapter 880 of the Private Acts of 2012.

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Rep Sexton

2013-03-26 - S. H&W COMM.: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-21	Senate	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336
2013-04-11	Senate	Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA0279)
2013-04-11	Senate	Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2013-04-09	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/11/2013
2013-04-04	Senate	S. Reset on Cal. for 4/11/2013
2013-04-02	Senate	Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/4/2013
2013-03-26	Senate	Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. Cal. Comm. Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
2013-03-20	Senate	Placed on S. H&W Comm. cal. for 3/26/2013
2013-03-20	Senate	Action Def. in S. H&W Comm. to 3/27/2013
2013-03-13	Senate	Placed on S. H&W Comm. cal. for 3/20/2013
2013-02-06	Senate	P2C, ref. to S. H&W Comm.
2013-02-04	Senate	Intro., P1C.
2013-01-31	Senate	Filed for intro.

HB0868 (Crossfiled) 2013-05-21 - Pub. Ch. 336

Type	Source
Summary	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0705&ga=108
Text	http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Bill/SB0705.pdf
Roll Call	http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB0705&ga=108