Powers and Duties of Board

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
  4. Emergency Services
  5. Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983
  6. Powers and Duties of Board

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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:

  1. 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;
  2. 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;
  3. Establish minimum standards governing the activities and operations of various categories of services, vehicles or personnel, licensed, permitted or certified by the board;
  4. 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;
  5. Issue such orders as may be necessary or helpful to effectuate this part;
  6. Establish standards for the amounts and types of insurance coverage required for authorized providers of emergency medical services in this state; provided, however, that:
    1. Coverage shall extend to an EMS vehicle whether operated by the owner or the owner's agent; and
    2. 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;
  7. Regulate the development and operation of emergency medical services telecommunication systems;
  8. Promulgate rules establishing fees as provided in this part;
  9. Establish standards pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act for emergency medical dispatch;
  10. 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;
  11. Enter into agreements or contracts with any person to assist impaired professionals who are licensed, permitted or certified by the board;
  12. 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
  13. 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.


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