(a) Nothing in this part shall be construed as authorizing any person or entity to interfere with a prescriber‘s obligation to exercise independent medical judgment in rendering health care services to patients.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 53-10-209

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Prescriber: means an individual authorized by law to prescribe drugs. See Tennessee Code 53-10-203
(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed to interfere with or otherwise limit, constrain or alter the ability of any health plan or payor, including the bureau of TennCare, to utilize prior authorization in the implementation of a formulary or preferred drug list.
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