Committee Adopts ODG Treatment Guidelines, but Will Form own Spine Guidelines

Tennessee is on the path to implementing a closed pharmacy formulary that could well end up looking a lot like the Texas model – but with Tennessee providing its own backbone. Workers’ Compensation Administrator Abbie Hudgens said Friday the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Medical Advisory Committee voted 7-0 to adopt the treatment guidelines outlined in the Official Disability Guidelines for the formulary the division is working to implement through regulation. However, there’s one exception: When it comes to spinal treatment guidelines, the committee decid...