Drug Overdose Reporting

DOR Updates

TDH Adds 3 New Overdose Categories to the DOR List of Reportable Diagnosis Codes for 2023


TDH Releases 2023 List of Reportable Diseases in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has released the 2023 List of Reportable Diseases in Tennessee, effective as of January 1st, 2023.

The DOR Diagnosis Code List will be expanded in order to capture nonfatal overdose events more accurately across the state and improve surveillance for nonfatal polysubstance overdoses.

Effective January 2023, facilities will be required to report drug overdoses containing 78 new ICD-10-CM codes under three new categories of substance (cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids, hallucinogens, and unspecified drugs and substances).

Please ensure your facility begins including these new codes for appropriate drug overdose reporting.

The 78 new codes have been added to the Drug Overdose Reporting (DOR) 2023 Reportable Diagnosis Code List and are detailed in the document links below:

Tennessee Department of Health – DOR Diagnosis Code List

Tennessee Department of Health – 2023 DOR ICD-10-CM Code Update Notification

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TDH Releases 2022 List of Reportable Disease in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has released the 2022 List of Reportable Diseases in Tennessee, effective as of January 1st.  

Included at the site linked above are the list of reportable diseases and guidance for healthcare providers and laboratories regarding reporting requirements.

In 2019, the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) Office of Informatics and Analytics began setting up all Facilities reporting to DOR with a Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP) connection to prepare for migration to SFTP. We will be migrating all remaining Facilities still reporting in REDCap to SFTP, which includes the updated DOR reporting format. 

Please note that Facilities will no longer be able to report in REDCap after September 30th, 2021.

Effective January 3rd, 2021, hospitals will be required to report drug overdoses containing 36 new Opioid-related ICD-10-CM codes. These new codes allow for more specific reporting of drug overdoses involving synthetic opioids including drug overdoses involving fentanyl. The 36 new codes have been added to the Drug Overdose Reporting (DOR) 2021 Reportable Diagnosis Code List and are detailed in the document links below:

Tennessee Department of Health – DOR Notification - 

Tennessee Department of Health – DOR Diagnosis Code List - 

TDH Releases 2022 List of Reportable Disease in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has released the 2022 List of Reportable Diseases in Tennessee, effective as of January 1st.  

Included at the site linked above are the list of reportable diseases and guidance for healthcare providers and laboratories regarding reporting requirements.

What is Drug Overdose Reporting?

An important tactic in understanding and combating Drug Overdoses in Tennessee is to have more information about people who have died from drug overdoses.  Drug overdose deaths rose from 1263 in 2014 to 1451 in 2015, an increased rate of 22.1 per 100,000 Tennessee residents.  Many individuals experience multiple nonfatal overdoses during which they interact with the healthcare system prior to succumbing to a fatal overdose.  The goal of Drug Overdose Reporting is to collect and use timely information to identifying high risk behavior and to provide current, accurate information to clinicians caring for patients at risk.

Enabling Legislation: Tennessee Code Annotated Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 3 Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-314

 

Drug Overdose Onboarding:

The onboarding process to exchange data with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) begins when a potential trading partner registers with TDH, expressing their intent to exchange data electronically.  Once the trading partner registers in the TPR system the trading partner will progress through all milestones development and testing the interface files with TDH.

Trading Partner Registration (TPR) system

A Trading Partner Registration worksheet is available to help you organize and obtain the information needed to complete the TPR registration.

TPR training is available to help you complete the TPR registration.

Technical Assistance

The Office of Informatics and Analytics (OIA) provides technical assistance for Drug Overdose Reporting (DOR) in the form of manuals and associated technical documentation for Drug Overdose Reporting (DOR).

For further information on DOR, contact TDH.Informatics@tn.gov Subject: Drug Overdose Reporting

Frequently Asked Questions:

DOR FAQ

Who is required to participate?

Any facility licensed under Tennessee Code Annotated Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 3. Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-314


What records are required to be submitted?

All inpatient, outpatient and “23 hour observation” records that have a diagnosis from the current list of reportable diseases code list (See Tennessee Department of Health – DOR Diagnosis Code List).

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments you would like to share, click on the link below to enter your information in the Office of Informatics and Analytics (OIA) Comments, Questions and Feedback form. All information shared will remain confidential. You may also contact us directly at TDH.Informatics@tn.gov.