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2018 Tennessee Code
Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts
Chapter 8 - Optometry Law
§ 63-8-129. Prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances. [Effective until January 1, 2019. See the Compiler's Notes.]
Universal Citation: TN Code § 63-8-129 (2018)
Any written, printed or computer-generated order for a Schedule II controlled substance prepared by an optometrist who is authorized by law to prescribe a drug must be legibly printed or typed as a separate prescription order. The written, printed or computer-generated order must contain all information otherwise required by law. The prescribing optometrist must sign the written, printed or computer-generated order on the day it is issued. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an optometrist from issuing a verbal prescription order.
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