Opioid Resource Center

The medical community, and more specifically TMA, has been working for several years to turn back the dial on what physicians initially thought were safe drugs, so we can curb the initial supply and help prevent misuse and abuse. Explore these resources and help fight Tennessee’s opioid epidemic.

Tennessee Opioid Prescribing Law

The Tennessee General Assembly in 2018-2019 passed some of the most comprehensive and restrictive laws in the U.S. (PC 1039 and PC 901) regulating initial opioid supply. While TMA was able to make significant improvements to Gov. Haslam’s first “TN Together” legislation in 2018, some of the unintended consequences doctors initially feared the new law would create manifested across the state. TMA worked with the legislature to further amend the law to address specific issues raised by doctors and patients, and to make sure the laws help reduce opioid supply without unreasonably obstructing patients from accessing legitimate, effective pain management.

TMA has developed these resources to help doctors and other prescribers understand and comply with Tennessee’s opioid prescribing laws.