Controlled Substances - As enacted, authorizes additional healthcare providers to directly administer buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone; adds that prescribing a buprenorphine product to nursing mother or prescribing an injectable mono product does not restrict certain healthcare providers from prescribing a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder without naloxone. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.

Summary

The bill changes state law to let more healthcare professionals directly administer buprenorphine alone, as long as they have a physician’s order and stay within their practice scope. It also clarifies that prescribing buprenorphine to nursing mothers or using injectable forms does not limit which providers may do so. The goal is to improve access to medication‑assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

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