VUMC Opioid and Controlled Substances Reference Information

Curated by the Vanderbilt Committee on Opioid Monitoring and Stewardship (VCOMS)

The Vanderbilt Committee on Opioid Monitoring and Stewardship (VCOMS) was established in October 2018 and reports to the Controlled Substances Quality Oversight Committee. VCOMS is co-chaired by Hayley Rector, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Pharmacy Audit, Risk Management and Business Support, and, Tess Huggins, MSN, ACNP-BC, Director of Critical Care Advanced Practice. Committee members are from various areas of VUMC including Pain Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention, Pharmacy, Data Analytics, Pediatric Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Graduate Medical Education and Advanced Practice Nursing.

VCOMS is charged with overseeing VUMC's opioid and controlled substance prescribing data as well as monitoring prescribing practices mandated by federal and state laws. This website has been created as a resource for VUMC prescribers and employees on opioid and controlled substances prescribing.

    • Controlled Substances E-Prescribing Law (click here) (State of TN, effective 1/1/2021)

  • Tennessee buprenorphine prescribing guidelines (click here)

  • Chronic Pain Guidelines

    • Tennessee State Chronic Pain Guidelines (click here)
    • To access VUMC Pain Consultation information, you must log in using your VUMC VUnetID (click here to login)