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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Practice-Based Resource Page

COVID-19 Resources for Pharmacists and Other Health Care Professionals COVID-19 Resources for Patients EXECUTIVE ORDERS Since March 12, 2020, Governor Bill Lee has issued a number of Executive Orders in … read more

HHS PREP ACT Declarations and COVID-19 Flexibilities

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Preparing for Tennessee’s Pharmacy-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Response

Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) to serve as the pharmacy profession’s point of contact for information related to the state’s pharmacy-based COVID-19 … read more

Big News! HHS Authorizes Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine

In the latest move to expand patient access to pharmacist-provided vaccines, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it has authorized state-licensed pharmacists to order and administer, … read more

Big News! HHS Authorizes Pharmacists to Immunize Children

In a major policy decision, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that it has authorized state-licensed pharmacists (and pharmacy interns acting under their supervision) to order and … read more

Pharmacist Medical Provider Credentialing and Contracting 101

In 2017, Tennessee enacted Public Chapter 82, paving the way for pharmacists to be credentialed and reimbursed as medical providers in commercial health plan medical provider networks. Following on the … read more

Governor Lee Extends Executive Order Provisions to Combat COVID-19

Governor Bill Lee Issues Executive Order #50 to Extend Provisions in Previous Executive Orders in Response to COVID-19 Today, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order #50, extending several important provisions of Executive Order … read more

COVID-19: Remdesivir Distribution Process, Executive Order Extension, and Pharmacy Guidance

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Pharmacy-Based COVID-19 Testing

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Governor Lee Issues *NEW* Executive Order To Combat COVID-19

Governor Bill Lee Issues Executive Order #15 in Response to COVID-19 and Repeals Executive Order #14 On March 19, 2020, Governor Bill Lee has issued Executive Order #15. Specific to … read more