{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-9-116","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-9-116","heading":"Consideration of prescriptions issued within six months prior to positive confirmed drug result","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Issued\" means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and (2) \"Valid prescription\" means a prescription that is written or electronically sent by a licensed practitioner for the individual subject to a drug test pursuant to this chapter and filled in a licensed pharmacy. (b) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, the medical review officer shall only consider prescriptions issued within six (6) months prior to a positive confirmed drug result for purposes of determining a valid prescription and immunity from actions authorized by this chapter following a positive confirmed drug result. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 373,s 1, eff. 5/10/2019.\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Issued\" means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and (2) \"Valid prescription\" means a prescription that is written or electronically sent by a licensed practitioner for the individual subject to a drug test pursuant to this chapter and filled in a licensed pharmacy.\n(1) \"Issued\" means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and\n(2) \"Valid prescription\" means a prescription that is written or electronically sent by a licensed practitioner for the individual subject to a drug test pursuant to this chapter and filled in a licensed pharmacy.\n(b) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, the medical review officer shall only consider prescriptions issued within six (6) months prior to a positive confirmed drug result for purposes of determining a valid prescription and immunity from actions authorized by this chapter following a positive confirmed drug result.","path":["TN Code","Title 50","Chapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"050fe06fe0aa6b09d01c705e4676cf49552057136bf97d13d9ab5c7fbc227fd9","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-9-115","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-52-1-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}