Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-5-169 — Section definitions - Reimbursement for non-opioid treatment to healthcare providers and hospitals
Tennessee·Title 71
(a)As used in this section:
(1)"Division" means the division of TennCare; and (2) "Non-opioid treatment" means a drug or biological product that is indicated to produce analgesia without acting on the body's opioid receptors.
(b)The division shall ensure that reimbursement is provided to a healthcare provider who provides a non-opioid treatment to a recipient under the medical assistance program.
(c)The division shall ensure that, to the extent permitted by law, a hospital that provides either inpatient or outpatient services to a recipient is reimbursed under the medical assistance program for any medically necessary non-opioid treatment provided as a part of those services.
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Legislative History
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 762,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
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