(a) An EMS-A may be utilized by a licensed ambulance service if the EMS-A: (1) Satisfies all necessary pre-employment background screening, including a criminal background check and sex offender registry check;(2) Is accompanied with at least one (1) EMT while responding to a request for emergency medical care;(3) Does not engage in patient care above the EMS-A's scope of training and licensure;(4) Becomes licensed as an EMR or EMT within twelve (12) months of the EMS-A's initial employment date; and(5) Is not included in a compact between states.(b) For the purposes of the department's emergency medical services standards and categories, an EMS-A must be regarded as an EMT.Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1012, s 2, eff. 5/9/2022.
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