Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-409: Criteria for Schedule III

The commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, upon the agreement of the commissioner of health, shall place a substance in Schedule III upon finding that:

(1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in Schedules I and II;

(2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and

(3) Abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.