Tennessee 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
