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TN Code § 68-140-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-102. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Category ‘B’ hospital” means a hospital facility within this state assigned to such category by the board for licensing health care facilities;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health;   “Department” means the department of health;   “Emergency medical entity” means any singular facility, providing emergency medical services to the general public, either resident or transient, in this state;   “Emergency medical service area” or “emergency medical services area” means that geographic area of this state that provides ninety-five percent (95%) or essentially all of the definitive emergency medical care for all emergencies and for critically ill and injured patients. The area shall contain adequate population, available medical resources, a category “B” hospital, and a sufficient economic base to implement and sustain an emergency medical services system;   “Emergency medical services” means the services used in responding to the perceived individual need for immediate medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury;   “Integrated and compatible” means all essentially alike and able to accomplish like tasks;   “Interfacility telecommunications” means the exchange of ideas, instruction, or intelligence, pertaining to emergency medical services, between two (2) or more emergency medical entities;   “Professional medical community” means those licensed, or permitted, individuals or institutions capable of rendering corrective action to human life threatening illness or injury;   “Resource inventory” means the tabulation of all equipment capable of performing telecommunications actions within, from, or to an emergency medical entity;   “Reviewing authority for applications” means that individual, or designated representative, capable of determining the validity of a request to any higher agency for a required permit or license;   “Telecommunications” means those voice, data, and signaling transmissions and receptions between emergency medical service entities, including, but not limited to, ambulances, rescue vehicles, hospitals or other related emergency receiving facilities, emergency communications centers, physicians and emergency medical personnel, paging facilities, law enforcement agencies, fire control agencies, poison control centers, suicide prevention agencies, and disaster control centers;   “Telecommunications resource coordination center” means that urban center of population within an emergency medical service area providing the facilities and manpower to maintain telecommunications contact, on a continuous basis, with other emergency medical entities within the emergency medical service area; and   “Telecommunications subsystem” means any telecommunications system subordinate to, and under the control of, an established telecommunications system.
TN Code § 68-140-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-103. Development of System

 The department is authorized and directed to develop a compatible statewide system of emergency medical service area telecommunications. In formulating such a system, the department shall develop a program that includes, but is not limited to, the following provisions:   A provision that determines the basic telecommunications requirements for each emergency medical entity within an emergency medical service area;   An interfacility telecommunications provision that depicts the telecommunications resource coordination center for each emergency medical service area and designate the responsibilities of the center;   A telecommunications resource inventory provision that includes each emergency medical entity and the number of radio operating units, base, mobile, handheld, and other units, per entity;   An operational provision that includes dispatching, logging, and operating procedures pertaining to telecommunications on an emergency medical service area basis;   An emergency medical service access provision that includes the telephone and radio numbering plan throughout the emergency medical service areas for both the landline and wireless requirements; and   Any dispatching entity receiving and dispatching calls for emergency medical services that provides pre-arrival medical care instructions may require persons assigned to handle such calls to be certified as emergency medical dispatchers as defined in § 68-140-302. All such dispatching entities shall have medically approved dispatch protocols.
TN Code § 68-140-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-104. Coordination With State Emergency Preparedness Plan

  The statewide system of emergency medical service area telecommunications shall be developed by the department, which shall be responsible for the introduction and coordination of such system into the state emergency preparedness plan. The commissioner shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and coordinate such a system.   The commissioner shall be designated as the reviewing authority for applications to operate in the emergency medical services telecommunications system. The commissioner may delegate the activities required by this designation.
TN Code § 68-140-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-105. Director

 The commissioner is designated the director of the statewide telecommunications system for emergency medical services and, for the purpose of carrying out this part, may delegate the activities required by this designation.
TN Code § 68-140-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-106. Approval of New Systems

 No emergency medical telecommunications system or subsystem shall be established or present systems expanded without prior approval of the commissioner.
TN Code § 68-140-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-107. Federal Communications License

 No person, firm, corporation, association, county, municipality, or metropolitan government or agency, either as owner, agent, or otherwise, shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise engage in, or profess to engage in, the activity of emergency medical service telecommunications, without holding a currently valid license to do so, such license issued solely, or coordinated, by the federal communications commission.
TN Code § 68-140-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-108. Enforcement — Penalty — Injunctions

  The chief official of any emergency medical entity shall see that there is compliance with this part and all of the regulations adopted under this part.   Any person violating or willfully failing to comply with any provision of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.   Each day that any violation of, or willful failure to comply with, this part is committed or permitted to continue is a separate and punishable offense under this section; provided, that the court may, in appropriate cases, stay the cumulation of penalties.   The commissioner may cause to be instituted a civil action, in the chancery court of the county in which any alleged offender of the act may reside or have the offender's principal place of business, to enjoin any violation of any provision of this part or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this part.
TN Code § 68-140-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 1 - Emergency Medical Service Area Telecommunications|§ 68-140-109. Monthly Data on Number of Flight Requests Rejected by Vendor and Patient Volumes Transported Into Covered Region

  Unless prohibited by federal law, each regional medical communication center authorized by this part shall provide to the director by the tenth day of each month the number of flight requests rejected by a vendor, and the patient volumes transported into the covered region, for the previous month. The data must be divided into the following categories: burns, CVA, cardiac, medical, OB, psych, trauma, other, unanswered, and unknown.   The director shall monthly post the data submitted pursuant to subsection (a) on the department's website in a manner accessible to the public.
TN Code § 68-140-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 2 - Emergency Hospital Services|§ 68-140-201. Duty to Furnish Hospital Emergency Services

 Every hospital, either public or private, that does business within this state and provides general medical and surgical services shall provide a hospital emergency service in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board for licensing health care facilities, and shall furnish such hospital emergency services to any applicant who applies for hospital emergency services in case of injury or acute medical condition where the injury or condition is liable to cause death or severe injury or illness.
TN Code § 68-140-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 2 - Emergency Hospital Services|§ 68-140-202. Purposes of Part

 The purposes of this part are to require that medical need and available medical resources, rather than the financial resources of an applicant for emergency medical treatment or first aid, be the determining factors concerning the scope of medical services provided.
TN Code § 68-140-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 2 - Emergency Hospital Services|§ 68-140-203. Violations — Penalties

 Any hospital violating any of this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 68-140-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-301. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983.”
TN Code § 68-140-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-304. Powers and Duties of Board

 In addition to any other power, duty or responsibility given to the board by this part, the board has the power, responsibility and duty to:   Approve schools, establish and prescribe courses, and establish and prescribe the curricula and minimum standards for training, as required to prepare persons for certification under this part;   Promulgate regulations governing the issuance of such licenses, permits and certificates for services, vehicles or personnel as required by this part, and condition such issuance as necessary. These regulations may establish various categories and classifications of licenses, permits and certificates;   Establish minimum standards governing the activities and operations of various categories of services, vehicles or personnel, licensed, permitted or certified by the board;   Provide hearings in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to persons seeking review of actions of the department, the board, or the commissioner, and hear and decide those enforcement and disciplinary matters presented by the department;   Issue such orders as may be necessary or helpful to effectuate this part;   Establish standards for the amounts and types of insurance coverage required for authorized providers of emergency medical services in this state; provided, however, that:  Coverage shall extend to an EMS vehicle whether operated by the owner or the owner's agent; and   In the case of a local government, the board may consider compliance with the Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20, as satisfaction of this requirement;     Regulate the development and operation of emergency medical services telecommunication systems;   Promulgate rules establishing fees as provided in this part;   Establish standards pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act for emergency medical dispatch;   Certify paramedic training centers operated by a fire department that operates its own fire training academy to provide training for career paramedics employed by the fire department;   Enter into agreements or contracts with any person to assist impaired professionals who are licensed, permitted or certified by the board;   Establish standards for a community paramedic through promulgation of rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. These standards shall provide that the evaluation, advice, and treatment are within the scope of practice of emergency medical services personnel when specifically requested or directed by a physician as a means of delivering mobile integrated health care; and   Certify emergency medical technician (EMT) and advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) training centers operated by ambulance services to provide training for career EMTs and AEMTs.
TN Code § 68-140-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-305. Powers and Duties of Commissioner

 In addition to any power, duty, or responsibility given the commissioner or the department under this part, the commissioner has and shall exercise the following powers, duties and responsibilities set forth in this section. These powers and duties may be delegated in whole or part, in writing, to any official of the department, to:   Exercise general supervision, coordination and control over the quality of the state emergency medical services program, and administer and enforce all statutes and regulations, relating to emergency medical services, vehicles and personnel. The commissioner shall designate an emergency medical services director to develop and administer the state emergency medical services program;   Initiate enforcement and disciplinary actions before the board and as otherwise provided in this part;   Issue such licenses, permits, and certificates for services, vehicles, and personnel in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the board and condition such issuances as may be necessary;   Conduct examinations for emergency medical services personnel pursuant to the requirements of the board;   Make inspections or investigations of any person providing emergency medical services, which may include personnel, vehicles, facilities, communications, equipment, methods, procedures, materials, records, documents and all other matters and things used in the provision of such services. Inspections shall be conducted annually, upon a complaint, or upon reasonable belief that a violation of this part has occurred;   Enter into agreements with emergency medical services program agencies in other states to assure effective delivery of emergency medical services, to the extent permitted or in the manner required by law;   Coordinate statewide development and operation of emergency medical services telecommunications systems;   Collect fees pursuant to this part and the rules established by the board;   Require the submission of such plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary to carry out this part;   Apply for, accept, administer, contract and utilize grants from the federal and state governments, and from any other source, public or private, for the operation and improvement of emergency medical services within the state; and   Assess civil penalties as provided in this part.
TN Code § 68-140-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-307. Standards for Vehicles and Equipment

  Standards for the design, construction, equipment, sanitation, operation and maintenance of ambulances, invalid vehicles, and for the operations and minimum emergency care equipment for emergency response vehicles shall be promulgated by the board, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the amount of mileage of an operational vehicle and mandatory mechanical inspections for vehicles over a certain mileage. The board may authorize standards for the licensure of air ambulance services to provide for such special personnel equipment operation and activities as may be necessary. Permits shall not be required for individual aircraft. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations to require the inspection of air ambulance medical equipment and supplies and to require the issuance of a healthcare inspection verification sticker.   Services performed by fixed wing air ambulance organizations that are provided without compensation pursuant to § 68-140-317(a)(2) shall be conducted under part 91 of the federal air regulations. Pilots of such aircraft shall possess a commercial certificate with instrument rating.
TN Code § 68-140-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-308. Certificates for Ems Personnel

  Licenses, certificates, and authorizations issued for emergency medical services personnel, shall be valid for a period of up to two (2) years. The department shall establish a system of license renewals, which will allow for the distribution of the license workload. Such system shall provide for expiration of the applicant's professional license on the last day of the applicant's birth month within the license period. The fee imposed for any license issued under the interval method shall be proportional to biennial fees adopted pursuant to this part. The fee imposed under the interval method for a period of other than twenty-four (24) months shall be proportional and shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.   Licenses shall be issued or renewed upon application to the department; provided, that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Such licenses may be conditioned as may be necessary by the department or board. Requirements for written or practical examinations and required grades for examination shall be established by rule and regulation of the board.   A licensee, permit or certificate holder may renew the license within sixty (60) days following the license expiration date upon payment of the renewal fee in addition to a late penalty established by the board for each month or fraction of a month that payment for renewal is late; provided, that the late penalty shall not exceed twice the renewal fee. If a licensee fails to renew the license within sixty (60) days following the license expiration date, then the licensee shall reapply for licensure in accordance with the rules established by the board.   An applicant currently certified or licensed in another state who meets the requirements for licensure and renewal as approved by the board shall be eligible for licensure without examination. Upon submission of an application and appropriate fees to the department, licenses shall be issued if the applicant is:  A Tennessee resident;   Employed by a service operating in Tennessee; or   A nonresident applicant licensed in another state and in good standing in the applicant's state of residence, if the applicant's state of residence grants the same or similar reciprocity privileges to Tennessee residents who are licensed by and in good standing in Tennessee.
TN Code § 68-140-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-309. Duties and Authority of Ems Personnel and Physician on the Scene

  EMS personnel shall exercise the skills and abilities needed to render appropriate emergency medical care and provide emergency medical services in accordance with authorized procedures in the respective level of training, and shall administer care to patients based upon knowledge and application of principles derived from accepted practice and medical approval, and shall fully comply with the board's regulations governing activities and performance for the category of license or certification. Licensed emergency medical services personnel, a physician or a nurse shall accompany and attend every patient transported by ambulance in this state. Nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize or require any medical treatment or transportation to any hospital or emergency care facility of a patient who objects to the treatment or transport on religious grounds.   If the licensed emergency medical services personnel and the physician on the scene disagree on the proper course of treatment, the physician should confer with the base hospital physician before ordering treatment. When no base hospital physician is available, the physician on the scene controls.   Licensed emergency medical services personnel may function within hospital emergency services under nursing supervision in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the hospital.   Nothing in this part shall be construed so as to prevent emergency medical personnel under medical direction from:  Providing care that is not EMS, as defined by § 68-140-302, including non-emergent care or transportation by ambulance; or   Treating patients on scene who do not require transport.     Nothing in this part shall be construed so as to allow a provider of emergency medical services, as defined by § 68-140-302, to function as a “home care organization” as defined under § 68-11-201.
TN Code § 68-140-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-310. Training for Epinephrine Injections

 Subject to the availability of a volunteer physician, nurse or licensed paramedic, the department shall approve and coordinate training in a course in epinephrine injections for administration to those persons suffering from serious adverse reactions (anaphylaxis) to insect stings, and this training may authorize lay individuals eighteen (18) years of age or over to administer epinephrine in emergency situations. Further, such individuals must demonstrate a need for such training, which can be based upon occupational or family circumstances. Possession of the drug shall be limited to those persons suffering from the allergic condition and the dosage of epinephrine shall be pre-measured.