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HB1208 • 2026

Pharmacy, Pharmacists

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 10 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to weight management.

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Sponsor
Kumar, Reeves
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on the specific weight management services that pharmacists can offer, leaving some aspects of implementation unclear.

Allowing Pharmacists to Offer Weight Management Services

This bill allows pharmacists in Tennessee to provide weight management services as part of their collaborative practice agreements.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new subsection to the Tennessee Code that lets pharmacists offer weight management services under collaborative pharmacy practice agreements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Pharmacists in Tennessee who want to provide weight management services.
  • Patients seeking weight management help from pharmacists.

Terms To Know

Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement
A legal document that allows pharmacists and other healthcare providers to work together on patient care.
Weight management services
Services provided by healthcare professionals to help people manage their weight, such as diet plans or exercise advice.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what kind of weight management services pharmacists can offer.
  • It is unclear how this change will be implemented and regulated in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  3. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 424
By Reeves

HOUSE BILL 1208
By Kumar

HB1208
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63,
Chapter 10 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to
weight management.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-10-217, is amended by adding
the following as a new subsection:
( ) The services authorized in a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement may
include weight management services.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.