Tennessee Grants 255 Pain Clinics Licenses Since New Law

Since new regulations took effect in Tennessee to curb pill mills, the state’s Department of Health has issued 255 pain clinics licenses, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.

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The law took effect Jan. 1, 2012, and requires pain management clinics to obtain licenses, outlaws cash payment for treatment and requires a licensed physician at the clinic at least 20 percent of the time, according to the report.

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