Tennessee HB 389: Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits a medical review officer from considering prescriptions issued more than six months prior to a positive confirmed drug result for purposes of determining a valid prescription and immunity from actions authorized for employers to take against employees and job applicants following such a result under drug-free workplace program. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 50.

Bill Text

House Consumer and Human Resources Committee 1
Amendment No. 1 to HB0389

Boyd
Signature of Sponsor

AMEND Senate Bill No. 312* House Bill No. 389

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by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting instead the following:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 9, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Issued" means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote
or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and
(2) "Valid prescription" means a prescription that is written or
electronically sent by a licensed practitioner for the individual subject to a drug
test pursuant to this chapter and filled in a licensed pharmacy.
(b) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, the medical review officer shall
only consider prescriptions issued within six (6) months prior to a positive confirmed drug
result for purposes of determining a valid prescription and immunity from actions
authorized by this chapter following a positive confirmed drug result.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring
it.