Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider licensed as a nurse or physician assistant to prescribe a buprenorphine product as approved by the FDA for use in recovery or medication-assisted treatment if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

This bill authorizes licensed nurses and physician assistants in Tennessee to prescribe FDA-approved buprenorphine products for medication-assisted treatment and recovery. It achieves this by amending state laws to allow these healthcare providers to prescribe the medication once they have met specific criteria and received relevant guidelines from the state board. The legislation requires that providers receive these guidelines and standards no more than ten days after they are posted on the board's website. By expanding prescribing authority to include these roles, the bill aims to increase access to treatment options for substance use disorders.