Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 33, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

This bill requires a methadone clinic to be located:<br /> <br /> (1) In an incorporated town or city, or a metropolitan government, or within an unincorporated area of a county to which zoning regulations apply;<br /> <br /> (2) Within a five-mile radius of both a police department and an emergency medical services station; and<br /> <br /> (3) Not closer than 2,000 feet from a congested intersection.<br /> <br /> This bill authorizes a methadone clinic in existence on the effective date of this bill that is not in compliance with (1)-(3) above to remain in operation as long as the clinic maintains a valid license. If there is a period for which the clinic's license is revoked, lapses, or is not renewed, then the clinic must comply with the location requirements above in order to obtain or renew a license.<br /> <br /> This bill requires nonresidential substitution-based treatment centers or facilities for opiate addiction, in addition to meeting the applicable licensure, certification, and regulatory requirements, to also comply with the location requirements for methadone clinics to obtain or renew their license.<br /> <br /> ON APRIL 1, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2321, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to require methadone clinics seeking a new license and nonresidential substitution-based treatment centers for opiate addiction to comply with the provisions described below.<br /> <br /> This amendment requires a person or entity intending to seek a new license to operate a methadone clinic on or after July 1, 2024, in an unincorporated area of a county to which no zoning regulations apply to, prior to obtaining the license, obtain the approval of the local governing body of the jurisdiction in which the clinic is intended to be located prior to submission of the application for the license to the appropriate licensing authority. In approving a person or entity in accordance with the above provision, the local governing body must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.<br /> <br /> This amendment requires a nonresidential substitution-based treatment center for opiate addiction to comply with the above provisions. However, this amendment provides that a methadone clinic in existence before July 1, 2024, is not required to comply with the above provisions.<br />