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TN Code § 68-140-327 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-327. Certification by Paramedic Training Centers

  In order to be certified by the board pursuant to § 68-140-304(10), the training program offered by the paramedic training center must follow the United States department of transportation paramedic national standard curriculum. In addition, only paid career members of a fire department that operates its own fire training academy to provide training for career paramedics employed by the fire department are eligible to enter and graduate from the paramedic training program. Upon written intergovernmental agreement, paid career members of any fire department that operates within the county are also eligible to enter and graduate from the paramedic training program.   Pursuant to § 68-140-304(10), any fire department that operates its own fire training academy shall have the option of permitting a fire fighter recruit to have between three (3) and five (5) years to complete the training for certification as a paramedic.
TN Code § 68-140-328 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-328. Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

  The department shall recognize hospitals that meet the criteria of a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving center or STEMI referring center. Such recognition is limited to inclusion on a list, maintained by the department, of STEMI receiving centers and STEMI referring centers. The list shall be published on the department's division of emergency medical services' website.   The department may recognize certification or accreditation from a department-approved nationally recognized certifying or accrediting organization, as sufficient to recognize a hospital as a STEMI receiving center or a STEMI referring center.   To be recognized as a STEMI receiving center or a STEMI referring center by the department, a hospital must submit written notification to the board for licensing healthcare facilities and submit proof that the hospital meets the applicable criteria set forth by a department-approved nationally recognized certifying or accrediting organization.   If a hospital loses its certification or accreditation, it shall notify the board for licensing healthcare facilities. The department must then remove the hospital from the department's list.   Each ambulance service shall develop and implement pre-hospital care protocol plans related to the assessment, treatment, and transport of STEMI heart attack patients by licensed emergency medical services personnel. The protocol shall include plans for the triage and transport of STEMI heart attack patients to the closest or most appropriate STEMI receiving center, or, when appropriate, to a STEMI referring center, based on nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. The emergency medical services board has the authority to promulgate rules to implement and enforce this section.   STEMI receiving centers are encouraged to coordinate, through agreement, with STEMI referring centers throughout the state to provide appropriate access to care for acute heart attack patients.
TN Code § 68-140-329 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-329. Treatment of Stroke Patients

  The emergency medical services board shall promulgate rules establishing protocol guidelines for evidence-based pre-hospital assessment, treatment, education, and transport of stroke patients by emergency medical providers.   Based on the protocol guidelines established by the board, each ambulance service shall establish and implement pre-hospital care protocol plans related to the assessment, triage, and transport of stroke patients. The protocol guidelines shall include specific language incorporating entry and transfer plans for patients with suspected large vessel occlusion to the most appropriate stroke-ready facility.   Each licensed ambulance service in this state shall refer to protocol guidelines, as part of current training requirements, to assure that licensed emergency medical services personnel receive regular training on the assessment and treatment of stroke patients, including those most severe stroke cases, which may include a large vessel occlusion.
TN Code § 68-140-330 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-330. Waiver of Initial Licensure Fees for Low-Income Persons

  As used in this section:  “Licensing” means the procedure through which the privilege to engage in a profession regulated under this part is granted by the board;   “Licensure fee” means a fee imposed by the board on persons licensed to practice a profession for the privilege of services; and   “Low-income persons” means persons who are enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program, including, but not limited to, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), medicaid, or supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP).      When a license is required for persons to practice in a profession under this part, the board shall waive all initial licensure fees for low-income persons.    Persons seeking a waiver of initial licensure fee requirements shall apply to the board in a format prescribed by the board.   The board shall process the application within thirty (30) days of its receipt from the applicant.     The board shall promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section.
TN Code § 68-140-332 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 3 - Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983|§ 68-140-332. Proof of License, Registration, or Certification by Electronic Means

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person who is licensed, registered, or certificated to provide emergency medical services in this state and who is required by statute or rule to keep proof of their license, registration, or certification on their person may satisfy that requirement by providing the proof by electronic means.
TN Code § 68-140-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-401. Legislative Intent

 It is the intent of the general assembly that an automated external defibrillator (AED) may be used in accordance with  § 68-140-403 for the purpose of saving the life of another person in cardiac arrest.
TN Code § 68-140-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-402. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “AED” or “defibrillator” means an automated external defibrillator; and   “Automated external defibrillator (AED)” means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:  Has received approval of its premarket notification, filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 360(R), from the United States food and drug administration;   Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed; and   Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges and requests delivery of an electrical impulse to an individual’s heart.
TN Code § 68-140-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-403. Use of Aed Devices — Training — Maintenance — Registration Encouraged

 In order to ensure public health and safety:   A person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator (AED) shall ensure that:  Expected defibrillator users receive American Heart Association CPR and AED or an equivalent nationally recognized course in defibrillator use and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;   The defibrillator is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines; and   Any person who renders emergency care or treatment on a person in cardiac arrest by using an AED activates the emergency medical services system as soon as possible.     Any person or entity that acquires an AED shall, within a reasonable time after the placement of an AED, register the existence and location of the defibrillator with the emergency communications district or the ambulance dispatch center of the primary provider of emergency medical services where the AED is to be located.
TN Code § 68-140-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-404. Program for Use of Aeds

 In order for an entity to use or allow the use of an automated external defibrillator, the entity shall:   Establish a program for the use of an AED that includes a written plan that complies with subdivisions (2)-(6) and rules adopted by the department of health. The plan must specify:  Where the AED will be placed;   The individuals who are authorized to operate the AED;   How the AED will be coordinated with an emergency medical service providing services in the area where the AED is located;   The maintenance and testing that will be performed on the AED;   Records that will be kept by the program;   Reports that will be made of AED use;   Other matters as specified by the department; and   A plan of action for proper usage of the AED;     Adhere to the written plan required by subdivision (1);   Ensure that before using the AED, expected users receive appropriate training approved by the department in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the proper use of an AED;   Maintain, test, and operate the AED according to the manufacturer's guidelines and maintain written records of all maintenance and testing performed on the AED;   Each time an AED is used for an individual in cardiac arrest, require that an emergency medical service is summoned to provide assistance as soon as possible and that the AED use is reported to the supervising physician or the person designated by the physician and to the department as required by the written plan; and   Before allowing any use of an AED, provide to the emergency communications district or the primary provider of emergency medical services where the defibrillator is located:  A copy of the plan prepared pursuant to this section; and   Written notice, in a format prescribed by department rules, stating:   That an AED program is established by the entity;   Where the AED is located; and   How the use of the AED is to be coordinated with the local emergency medical service system.
TN Code § 68-140-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-405. Rules Relating to Aed's — Adoption — Scope and Contents

 The department of health shall adopt rules specifying the following:   The contents of the written notice required by § 68-140-404;   Reporting requirements for each use of an AED;   The contents of a plan prepared in accordance with § 68-140-404 and requirements applicable to the subject matter of the plan;   Training requirements in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use that are consistent with the scientific guidelines of the American Heart Association for any individual authorized by an AED program plan to use an AED;   Requirements for medical supervision of an AED program; and   Performance requirements for an AED in order for the AED to be used in an AED program.
TN Code § 68-140-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-406. Limitation on Liability of Entity Responsible for Program

 The entity responsible for the AED program shall not be civilly liable for any personal injury that results from an act or omission related to the use or maintenance of the AED that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.
TN Code § 68-140-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-407. Limitation on Liability of Trainers

 An individual providing training to others in an approved program on the use of an AED shall be held harmless by the employer of the trainer for damages caused by training that was negligent.
TN Code § 68-140-408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-408. Training and Demonstration of Competence in Cpr and Use of Aed

 For purposes of §§ 68-140-402 and 68-140-404 — 68-140-409, expected AED users shall complete training and demonstrate competence in CPR and the use of an AED through a course of instruction approved by the Tennessee emergency medical services board.
TN Code § 68-140-409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 4 - Automated External Defibrillators|§ 68-140-409. Applicability of §§ 68-140-402, 68-140-404 — 68-140-409

 Sections 68-140-402 and 68-140-404 — 68-140-409 shall only apply to situations involving emergency use of an AED and in no case shall it apply where there is a duty to provide care. Nor shall it apply where a doctor has prescribed use of an AED for a patient's use in the patient's private home.
TN Code § 68-140-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 5 - Epinephrine Auto-Injectors|§ 68-140-501. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Authorized entity” means an entity or organization at which allergens capable of causing anaphylaxis may be present, including, but not limited to, a recreation camp, college, university, place of worship, youth sports league, amusement park, restaurant, place of employment, and sports arena. The term does not include a public or nonpublic school that is authorized to maintain and administer an epinephrine auto-injector on the premises of the school pursuant to § 49-50-1602;   “Department” means the department of health;   “Emergency public access station (EPAS)” means a locked, secure container for the storage of epinephrine auto-injectors that:  Is maintained by and under the general supervision of a medical professional and that allows a layperson, after consulting with the medical professional in real time by audio, televideo, or other similar means of electronic communication, to unlock the container and access the epinephrine auto-injectors; and   Is approved for use under any applicable provisions of title 21 of the United States Code;     “Epinephrine auto-injector” means a single-use device used to administer by automatic injection a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the body of a person;   “Health care prescriber” means a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine who is licensed pursuant to title 63, chapter 6 or 9; a nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to title 63, chapter 7; and a physician assistant licensed pursuant to title 63, chapter 19; and   “Medical professional” means a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine who is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state or in any other state or territory of the United States.
TN Code § 68-140-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 6 - Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§ 68-140-601. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act” or “REPLICA”.
TN Code § 68-140-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 6 - Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§ 68-140-603. Compact Definitions

 As used in this part:   “Emergency Management Assistance Compact” or “EMAC” means the national interstate mutual aid agreement adopted by all fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and ratified by the 104th United States Congress in 1996 (PL-104-321) that enables states to share resources during times of disaster created during the 104th Congress; and   “Responsible official of the state EMS authority” means the commissioner of health.
TN Code § 68-140-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 140 - Emergency Services|Part 6 - Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact|§ 68-140-604. Precedence of Part

 This part takes precedence over any law in conflict with this part.
TN Code § 68-142-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 142 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention|Part 1 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995|§ 68-142-101. Short Title

 This part shall be known as and may be cited as the “Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995.”
TN Code § 68-142-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 142 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention|Part 1 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995|§ 68-142-102. Child Fatality Prevention Team

 There is created the Tennessee child fatality prevention team, otherwise known as the state team. For administrative purposes only, the state team shall be attached to the department of health.
TN Code § 68-142-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 142 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention|Part 1 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995|§ 68-142-103. Composition

 The state team shall be composed as provided in this section. Any ex officio member, other than the commissioner of health, may designate an agency representative to serve in such person's place. Members of the state team shall be as follows:   The commissioner of health, who shall chair the state team;   The attorney general and reporter;   The commissioner of children's services;   The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;   A physician nominated by the state chapter of the American Medical Association;   A physician to be appointed by the commissioner of health who is credentialed in forensic pathology, preferably with experience in pediatric forensic pathology;   The commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services;   A member of the judiciary selected from a list submitted by the chief justice of the Tennessee supreme court;   The executive director of the commission on children and youth;   A representative from a professional organization working to prevent abuse of children;   A team coordinator, to be appointed by the commissioner of health;   Two (2) members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, at least one (1) of whom shall be a member of the health committee;   Two (2) senators to be appointed by the speaker of the senate, at least one (1) of whom shall be a member of the health and welfare committee;   The commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee; and   The commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
TN Code § 68-142-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 142 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention|Part 1 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995|§ 68-142-104. Voting Members — Vacancies

 All members of the state team shall be voting members. All vacancies shall be filled by the appointing or designating authority in accordance with the requirements of § 68-142-103.
TN Code § 68-142-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 142 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention|Part 1 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995|§ 68-142-105. Duties of State Team

 The state team shall:   Review reports from the local child fatality review teams;   Report to the governor and the general assembly concerning the state team's activities and its recommendations for changes to any law, rule, and policy that would promote the safety and well-being of children;   Undertake annual statistical studies of the incidence and causes of child fatalities in this state. The studies shall include an analysis of community and public and private agency involvement with the decedents and their families prior to and subsequent to the deaths;   Provide training and written materials to the local teams established by this part to assist them in carrying out their duties. Such written materials may include model protocols for the operation of local teams;   Develop a protocol for the collection of data regarding child deaths;   Upon request of a local team, provide technical assistance to such team, including the authorization of another medical or legal opinion on a particular death; and   Periodically assess the operations of child fatality prevention efforts and make recommendations for changes as needed.
TN Code § 68-142-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection|Chapter 142 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention|Part 1 - Child Fatality Review and Prevention Act of 1995|§ 68-142-106. Local Teams — Composition — Vacancy — Chair — Meetings

  There shall be a minimum of one (1) local team in each judicial district.   Each local team shall include the following statutory members or their designees:  A supervisor of social services in the department of children's services within the area served by the team;   The regional health officer in the department of health in the area served by the team, who shall serve as interim chair pending the election by the local team;   A medical examiner who provides services in the area served by the team;   A prosecuting attorney appointed by the district attorney general;   An employee of the local education agency, to be appointed by the director of schools; and   The interim chair of the local team shall appoint the following members to the local team:  A local law enforcement officer;   A mental health professional;   A pediatrician or family practice physician;   An emergency medical service provider or firefighter; and   A representative from a juvenile court.       Each local child fatality team may include representatives of public and nonpublic agencies in the community that provide services to children and their families.   The local team may include non-statutory members to assist them in carrying out their duties. Vacancies on a local team shall be filled by the original appointing authority.   A local team shall elect a member to serve as chair.   The chair of each local team shall schedule the time and place of the first meeting, and shall prepare the agenda. Thereafter, the team shall meet no less often than once per quarter and often enough to allow adequate review of the cases meeting the criteria for review.