{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-10-213","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-213","heading":"Legibility of prescriptions","body":"(a) No pharmacist may dispense medication pursuant to a handwritten, typed or computer-generated prescription order for a drug issued by a prescriber in this state, unless the prescription order is comprehensible to the pharmacist. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a pharmacist from dispensing medication pursuant to a verbal prescription order.\n(b) If a prescriber issues a prescription order, then it is the duty of the prescriber to issue a legible order. A pharmacist shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the prescriber to seek clarification of a prescription order that is not comprehensible to the pharmacist, in which case the pharmacist must not dispense medication until the pharmacist obtains clarification. A pharmacist shall not be liable to any person for any reasonable delay caused when a pharmacist has reasonably sought clarification of a prescription order.\n(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a pharmacist from dispensing medication prior to authorization in accordance with § 63-10-207 .","path":["TN Code","Title 63","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":"9bceeefbe8b8de5811f4277d4f71540a5ec86a022e733f30c02e31607a1b21c0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-10-212","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-10-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}