Laws and Policies
Prescription Guidelines – Graphic Summary
This chart outlines the new guidelines and checkpoints put in place for before a patient is put on a chronic regimen of opioids.
The Need for Opioid Prescription Limits
Why are prescription limits one solution to the opioid crisis? This guide answers common questions.
Buprenorphine Treatment Guidelines
Guidelines produced by a committee of professionals led by TDMHSAS and the Tennessee Department of Health on prescribing buprenorphine in non-residential settings.
Pain Management Guidelines
A guide from the Tennessee Department of Health on clinical practice guidelines for outpatient management of chronic pain.
Naloxone
Information from the Tennessee Department of Health on the lifesaving medicine Naloxone, also known as Narcan™, an opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.