AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to ambulance services.
Summary
HB0875 makes a narrow change to Tennessee’s ambulance-services law by shortening a statutory deadline from five business days to three business days in Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-140-319(a)(1)(C). The bill does not create a new program or alter the overall structure of emergency medical services regulation; instead, it accelerates an existing administrative or procedural timeline tied to ambulance services.
Because the bill amends Title 68 and is captioned as also relating to Titles 56 and 71, its practical effect is to speed up compliance or response requirements for the affected ambulance-service process, likely requiring covered parties to act more quickly than under current law. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law, reflecting the legislature’s intent for prompt implementation.
Impact
The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 68-140-319(a)(1)(C) by replacing every reference to a five-business-day deadline with a three-business-day deadline. This changes the timing requirements for the affected ambulance-services procedure and may require ambulance providers, regulators, or related entities to adjust internal workflows to meet the shorter deadline. No other substantive statutory changes are shown in the text.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history provided, so the available context does not show debate, opposition, or amendment activity. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears technical and administrative rather than controversial, suggesting a generally neutral or routine legislative posture.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. The only potentially sensitive issue is the shortened compliance window, which could be viewed by affected ambulance-service stakeholders as increasing administrative burden or reducing flexibility, but no speaker or vote record is available to confirm support or opposition.