Department Rules

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The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services operates under Tennessee State laws and rules. State rules are written by state agencies when they are authorized by the legislature to do so.  While not laws, rules are used to implement laws by providing definitions, guidance, and procedures to be followed.

Read the rules of the department at this link on the Secretary of State's website

A public Rulemaking Hearing on the 2021 update to the TDMHSAS Controlled Substances rules (Public Chapter 940-06-01) was held on Monday,  August 2, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. Click this link for a recording of the meeting.