Tennessee

TennesseeEMTennessee codified their mutual aid agreement in 2004.  The Act allowed prior agreements to be continued or extended, and permitted new agreements to be entered into.

 

 

 

Enacted: 2004

Compact Type: Codified

Compact Name: T. C. A. § 58-8, Mutual Aid and Emergency and Disaster Assistance Agreement Act

Opt in/ Opt out: Opt out

Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee: No

Reimbursement/Payment: Receiving

Workers Comp: Sending

Liability: Receiving

Operational Command and Control:  Split — sending has administrative control (i.e. protocols and procedures), but receiving has operational control

Credentialing: Yes

Time in Effect: Emergency Declaration

Home Rule or Dillon’s Rule: Dillon’s Rule

Last updated: December 10, 2013 at 13:51 pm