The Commissioners of Knox County, Tenn., are considering setting guidelines on where a pain clinic could operate, who could own it and what registration requirements would be needed, according to a report by Volunteer TV.
The proposed ordinance would also make it more difficult for pill mills that have been closed to move to a new area and start up again.
A county commissioner is asking for a study to determine land use and zoning categories for pain clinics.
Read Volunteer TV report on the proposed pill mill ordinance in Tennessee.
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