Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee SB2227: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 48; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health.
Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 22, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #8 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2539, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #8 rewrites the bill to, instead, remove the requirement in present law that the commissioner of health report annually on the outcome of the controlled substance database reporting program with respect to its effect on the distribution of controlled substances. Further, this amendment removes the requirement in present law that the controlled substance database committee file an annual report with the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives analyzing the tracking of individuals or entities that access the controlled substance database and the security measures taken to ensure that only authorized persons have access. Present law requires the commissioner of health, in consultation with regulatory boards that license healthcare practitioners, to provide a letter to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the house of representatives, and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives that includes updated information on the impact and effects of restrictions on treating patients with opioids. This amendment removes such requirement. Present law requires the commissioner of health and each appropriate occupational licensing board governing licenses of persons who can legally prescribe or dispense controlled substances to prepare a comprehensive report on actions relative to prescription drug abuse and pain management clinics to the general assembly annually. This amendment removes such requirement. Present law requires the commissioner of health to report a summary of data concerning licensed prescribers whose prescribing patterns of controlled substances represent statistical outliers, top opioid prescribers, and high-risk opio
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Amendment No. 5 to SB2227 Crowe Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2227* House Bill No. 2539 by deleting "Board of dispensing opticians, created by § 63-14-101;" in SECTION 1. AND FURTHER AMEND by deleting "(12)," in SECTION 3. AND FURTHER AMEND by deleting subdivisions (b)(21) and (22) in SECTION 34 and (22) A nursing home administrator, regulated pursuant to chapter 16 of this title; and (23) A dispensing optician, regulated pursuant to chapter 14 of this title. AND FURTHER AMEND by deleting subdivisions (a)(8)(A)-(V) in SECTION 45 and (B) Board for professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists; (C) Board of chiropractic examiners; (D) Board of communication disorders and sciences; (E) Board of communication disorders and sciences' council for hearing instrument specialists; (F) Board of dentistry; (G) Board of dietitian/nutritionist examiners; (H) Board of dispensing opticians; (I) Board of examiners for nursing home administrators; (J) Board of examiners in psychology; SA1082 (K) Board of medical examiners; (L) Board of physician assistants; (M) Board of nursing; (N) Board of occupational therapy; (O) Board of optometry; (P) Board of osteopathic examination; (Q) Board of osteopathic examination's council of certified professional midwifery; (R) Board of pharmacy; (S) Board of physical therapy; (T) Board of podiatric medical examiners; (U) Board of social worker licensure; (V) Tennessee …