Tennessee Code 63-10-310 – Transfer of board of pharmacy to department of health
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-10-310
- Board: means the Tennessee board of pharmacy. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
- Division: means the division of health related boards. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
- Pharmacy: means a location licensed by this state where drugs are compounded or dispensed under the supervision of a pharmacist, as defined in the rules of the board and where prescription orders are received or processed. See Tennessee Code 63-10-204
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
For the purposes of transferring the board of pharmacy from the department of commerce and insurance to the department of health, the existing members of the board of pharmacy shall continue to serve as members of the Tennessee board of pharmacy until their terms expire. All rules and regulations of the state board of pharmacy shall remain in force and effect until modified, superseded or repealed by the board of pharmacy. All orders, decisions, licenses and certifications previously issued by the board of pharmacy or the department of commerce and insurance relating to or on behalf of the board of pharmacy shall remain in full force and effect and shall hereafter be administered and enforced by the department of health. To this end, the division of health related boards shall have the authority, consistent with the statutes and regulations pertaining to the programs and functions transferred in this section, to modify orders, decisions, licenses and certifications previously issued and to adopt and issue new orders as may be necessary for the administration of the programs or functions transferred in this section.