HB0579 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39; Title 58 and Title 63, relative to emergency responses.
Tennessee - 113th General Assembly
Introduced byRush Bricken
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires emergency communications districts (ECDs) to utilize the direct dispatch method in response to emergency 911 calls and one of three methods in response to non-emergency calls; requires that all emergency 911 calls, with the exception of misrouted calls, be dispatched without being transferred; authorizes ECDs to transfer non-emergency calls at the discretion of the dispatcher via attended transfer; adds emergency call takers and public safety dispatchers and emergency services personnel to definition of first responder for certain purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39; Title 58 and Title 63.
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