2023 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (§§ 68-1-NEW — 68-221-1319)
SAFETY (§§ 68-101-101 — 68-143-103)
Chapter 140 - EMERGENCY SERVICES (§§ 68-140-101 — 68-140-604)
Part 3 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF 1983 (§§ 68-140-301 — 68-140-335)
Section 68-140-308 - Certificates for EMS personnel

• (a) 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.

• (b) 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.

• (c) 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.

• (d) 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:
  • (1) A Tennessee resident;
  • (2) Employed by a service operating in Tennessee; or
  • (3) 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.

Acts 1983, ch. 440, § 10; 1986, ch. 586, § 3; T.C.A., § 68-39-508; Acts 1992, ch. 796, § 3; 2000, ch. 933, § 1; T.C.A. § 68-140-508; Acts 2012, ch. 728, §§ 14, 15.