Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.
This bill prohibits a physician from prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication for, or otherwise treating, the physician's own self, except in short-term, acute emergency situations. However, a physician is prohibited from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a scheduled drug to the physician's own self. This bill further prohibits a physician from prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication for, or otherwise treating, immediate family unless such treatment is for minor, self-limited illnesses or acute, emergency situations. However, a physician is prohibited from prescribing, dispensing, or administering scheduled drugs for immediate family, except in acute, emergency situations. As used in this bill, "immediate family" means a physician's spouse, parent, child, sibling, or another individual in relation to whom a physician's personal or emotional involvement may render that physician unable to exercise detached professional judgment in reaching diagnostic or therapeutic decisions. Unless there is an established provider-patient relationship between a supervisee and the physician, including a chart, this bill prohibits a supervisee from prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication for, or otherwise treating, a supervising or collaborating physician or the supervising or collaborating physician's immediate family. However, a supervisee is prohibited from prescribing, dispensing, or administering scheduled drugs for a supervising or collaborating physician or the supervising or collaborating physician's immediate family, except in acute, emergency situations. This bill requires a physician to maintain records of all treatment provided pursuant to this bill.
This bill prohibits a physician from prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication for, or otherwise treating, the physician's own self, except in short-term, acute emergency situations. However, a physician is prohibited from prescribing, dispensing, or administering a scheduled drug to the physician's own self. This bill further prohibits a physician from prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication for, or otherwise treating, immediate family unless such treatment is for minor, self-limited illnesses or acute, emergency situations. However, a physician is prohibited from prescribing, dispensing, or administering scheduled drugs for immediate family, except in acute, emergency situations. As used in this bill, "immediate family" means a physician's spouse, parent, child, sibling, or another individual in relation to whom a physician's personal or emotional involvement may render that physician unable to exercise detached professional judgment in reaching diagnostic or therapeutic decisions. Unless there is an established provider-patient relationship between a supervisee and the physician, including a chart, this bill prohibits a supervisee from prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication for, or otherwise treating, a supervising or collaborating physician or the supervising or collaborating physician's immediate family. However, a supervisee is prohibited from prescribing, dispensing, or administering scheduled drugs for a supervising or collaborating physician or the supervising or collaborating physician's immediate family, except in acute, emergency situations. This bill requires a physician to maintain records of all treatment provided pursuant to this bill.
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