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2022 Tennessee Opioid Prescribing Laws – Essentials for Providers and Dispensers

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2022 Tennessee Opioid Prescribing Laws – Essentials for Providers and Dispensers

July 11, 2022 December 31, 2022

Question Expiration Policy

Each question may be answered for 48 hours after the question is delivered

Overview

Opioid prescribing laws are complex. Multiple laws guide clinical practice. This course seeks to teach Tennessee providers and dispensers what they need to know – the essentials of legal opioid prescribing in the state.

Disclaimer: This educational module is for educational purposes only. Opinions or points of view expressed in this presentation represent the view of the presenter, focusing solely on the presenter’s knowledge of appropriate opioid prescribing for the treatment of non-malignant chronic pain. The information presented is not a substitute for professional legal advice or interpretation of the laws, rules and/or regulations of the State of Tennessee with respect to pain management and opioid prescribing.  Nothing in this educational module should be interpreted as legal advice. You should accept legal advice only from a licensed legal professional with whom you have an attorney-client relationship. Contact a knowledgeable health care attorney to assist you with understanding Tennessee laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the subject matter of this presentation.   

This course, powered by QuizTime, consists of 12 questions delivered once per weekday so it will take approximately 2.5 weeks to complete. Each question allows for 1 reattempt if your first attempt is not correct, and each question expires 48 hours after it is sent. Before the conclusion of the course, you will receive an email containing any questions you have not attempted, and you will have 48 hours from the time the email is sent as a last chance for answering those questions. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a numeric credit code and instructions for texting that to our credit system to claim your credits.

Course Director: Brian F. Allen, MD

Course Item Writers: Soad Aboulhosn, PharmD; Taylor Butler, PharmD; Steven Durning, MD; Heather J Jackson, FNP; Lauren McCluggage, PharmD; Crystal G Parrish, APRN; William Shirer, MD; Jeremy Walker, MD

Course Reviewers: Bonnie Miller, MD, MMHC

CME Activity Director: Bonnie Miller, MD, MMHC

CME Activity Coordinator: Emily Lagunas

Course Nurse Planner: Gloria Wacks

Course Pharmacy Planners: Matthew Wallace

Faculty, course director, course item writers, course reviewers, CME Activity Director and CME Activity Coordinator indicated they have no financial relationships related to the content of this activity to disclose.

 

Physicians

AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM


 


 

Upon completion of this course powered by QuizTime, you will receive a numeric text code to claim your CME credits.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

***Course Reminder: To receive full credit, you must complete 80% of the questions, which is 10 questions. Each question has two attempts, and you have two days to answer the question. Any questions that were not opened or attempted will be re-sent at the end of the course in a final 48-hour window to complete.

Nurses

Continuing Nursing Education Credit
 

Upon completion of this course powered by QuizTime, you will receive a numeric text code to claim your CNE credits.

Successful Nursing Contact Hour Requirements:

  • Completion of the course questions
  • Texting in code within 14 days of the completion of the course questions
  • Completion of the course evaluation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nursing Education, and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development, designates this activity for a maximum of 2.25 Contact Hours.

***Course Reminder: To receive full credit, you must complete 80% of the course questions, which is 10 questions. Each question has two attempts, and you have two days to answer the question. Any questions that were not opened or attempted will be re-sent at the end of the course in a final 48-hour window to complete.

Dental Professionals (DDS, DMD, Orthodontists
  , and Hygienists)

Continuing Education Credit

Upon completion of this course powered by QuizTime, you will receive a numeric text code to record your attendance.

This course powered by QuizTime has been accepted by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry for the required prescribing continuing education credits.

***Course Reminder: To receive full credit, you must complete 80% of the course questions, which is 10 questions. Each question has two attempts, and you have two days to answer the question. Any questions that were not opened or attempted will be re-sent at the end of the course in a final 48-hour window to complete.

Pharmacists

Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit

Upon completion of this course powered by QuizTime, you will receive a numeric text code to record your attendance, instructions for completing an evaluation, and a REDCap link to complete for claiming your Continuing Pharmacy Education credits.

Please see the ACPE Program Announcement for your review.

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Pharmaceutical Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

***Course Reminder: To receive full credit, you must answer all questions in the course. Each question has two attempts, and you have two days to answer the question. Any questions that were not opened or attempted will be re-sent at the end of the course in a final 48-hour window to complete.

 

Credit Information

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: 2.25 credits awarded for answering at least 10 questions .
  • ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center: 2.25 credits awarded for answering at least 10 questions .
  • Non-Physician Attendance: 2.25 credits awarded for answering at least 10 questions .

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