HB1853 - Tennessee - Controlled Substances, Drugs

Companion Bill SB2038. Controlled Substances - Adds Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to Schedule IV controlled substances; requires person to show identification and sign a log at time of purchase of any controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63, Chapter 10. Fiscal Summary for *HB1853 / SB2038Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1853 / SB2038 This bill adds the drugs Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to the list of Schedule IV controlled substances. This bill also requires pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and interns under the pharmacist's supervision to require any person purchasing any scheduled controlled substance to present a valid government-issued identification at the point of sale and sign a log. A [...]

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