Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 37: Opioids - As enacted, authorizes an insurer, for purposes of group insurance plans offered to state employees, to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL); requires the insurer to ensure that a non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain is not disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to an opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the PDL. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Enacted Last action April 28, 2025: Pub. Ch. 278

Plain-language summary

HB 37 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on December 16, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Opioids - As enacted, authorizes an insurer, for purposes of group insurance plans offered to state employees, to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL); requires the insurer to ensure that a non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain is not disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to an opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the PDL. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Primary sponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Pub. Ch. 278.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican).