Tennessee Legislature (healthcare bills) · April 23, 2026 · Primary source
TN SB 2548: Medical Occupations - As enacted, allows a physician assistant to delegate medication administration to a certified medical assistant; adds categories of medications to the list of medications that a certified medical assistant is authorized to administer or prepare, and makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Chapter 1042 of the Public Acts of 2024.
Summary
Tennessee enacted SB 2548 (Public Chapter 755), which authorizes physician assistants to delegate medication administration to certified medical assistants and expands the categories of medications certified medical assistants may administer or prepare. The law amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. It applies to medical practice and clinical staffing arrangements in Tennessee.
What this may mean
Tennessee physician groups and health systems employing certified medical assistants face an expanded scope of permissible medication delegation under state law. The change alters clinical workflow authority at the state licensure level but does not directly affect federal billing, coding, or fraud-and-abuse exposure.
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