{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-53-10-111","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-10-111","heading":"Requirements for filling prescriptions of prescribers who have died","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when a pharmacist becomes aware that a healthcare practitioner authorized to prescribe by the law of this state has died, a prescription issued by the practitioner may continue to be dispensed based on the pharmacist's professional judgment and in accordance with the following requirements: (1) If the prescription is a new prescription that has not been previously dispensed, it may be dispensed within ninety (90) days of the date on which the practitioner has died; (2) If the prescription has been previously dispensed and has valid authorization to be refilled, the refills may be dispensed but not for a period of more than ninety (90) days from the date on which the practitioner died for Schedule III, IV and V drugs and one hundred eighty (180) days from the date on which the practitioner died for non-scheduled drugs; and (3) Nothing in this section shall authorize the dispensing of a prescription that was issued for a controlled substance unless permitted by the federal Controlled Substances Act and regulations of the federal drug enforcement administration. (b) These provisions shall not apply to a schedule II controlled substance. Acts 2010, ch. 767, § 1.\n(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when a pharmacist becomes aware that a healthcare practitioner authorized to prescribe by the law of this state has died, a prescription issued by the practitioner may continue to be dispensed based on the pharmacist's professional judgment and in accordance with the following requirements: (1) If the prescription is a new prescription that has not been previously dispensed, it may be dispensed within ninety (90) days of the date on which the practitioner has died; (2) If the prescription has been previously dispensed and has valid authorization to be refilled, the refills may be dispensed but not for a period of more than ninety (90) days from the date on which the practitioner died for Schedule III, IV and V drugs and one hundred eighty (180) days from the date on which the practitioner died for non-scheduled drugs; and (3) Nothing in this section shall authorize the dispensing of a prescription that was issued for a controlled substance unless permitted by the federal Controlled Substances Act and regulations of the federal drug enforcement administration.\n(1) If the prescription is a new prescription that has not been previously dispensed, it may be dispensed within ninety (90) days of the date on which the practitioner has died;\n(2) If the prescription has been previously dispensed and has valid authorization to be refilled, the refills may be dispensed but not for a period of more than ninety (90) days from the date on which the practitioner died for Schedule III, IV and V drugs and one hundred eighty (180) days from the date on which the practitioner died for non-scheduled drugs; and\n(3) Nothing in this section shall authorize the dispensing of a prescription that was issued for a controlled substance unless permitted by the federal Controlled Substances Act and regulations of the federal drug enforcement administration.\n(b) These provisions shall not apply to a schedule II controlled substance.","path":["TN Code","Title 53","Chapter 10"],"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":"135dabdca4bf69236d2ea596e859cd69d63295169966cda38fcab3a0996777c6","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-53-10-110","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-53-10-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}