Effective July 1, 2018, Tennessee state law (SB 2674/HB 2348 and SB 2257/HB 1831) requires informed written consent be obtained from a patient prior to prescribing more than a 3-day supply of opioids to a patient, or prior to prescribing an opioid to a woman of childbearing age.
Click here for a reference sheet put together by TMA to help answer some quick questions about the new law.
In addition, click here for a templated informed consent form from the American Academy of Pain Medicine as a resource. Physicians and other prescribers are advised to have this form reviewed by legal counsel prior to use and regularly reviewed thereafter.
These resources are available as an exclusive benefit for MMS and TMA members.
