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SB2035 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency medical services.

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Sponsor
Harshbarger, Gant
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on consequences for non-compliance or how existing specialists are affected.

Air Medical Communications Specialist Certification

This bill requires air medical communications specialists to be certified within six months of employment from accredited flight programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires air medical communication specialists to be certified by certain flight programs within six months of employment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Air medical communications specialists in Tennessee
  • Hospitals and organizations employing air medical communication specialists

Terms To Know

CAMTS
Commission on Accreditations of Medical Transport Systems, which sets standards for flight programs.
International Association of Medical Transport Communication Specialists
An organization that provides certification for air medical communication specialists.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a specialist fails to get certified within six months.
  • It is unclear how existing specialists will be affected by this requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  2. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/18/2026

  4. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    No Action Taken

  5. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  6. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/11/2026

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  9. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  10. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  11. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/4/2026

  12. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  13. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  14. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  15. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  16. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  17. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  18. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  19. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

This bill requires an
air medical communications specialist
to
be certified within six months of employment from
(i) a
flight program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditations of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) as outlined in the current or future revised Accreditation Standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems or
(ii) a
flight program through the International Association of Medical Transport Communication Specialists.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2195
By Gant

SENATE BILL 2035
By Harshbarger
SB2035
011175
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68,
Chapter 140, relative to emergency medical
services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
An air medical communications specialist must be certified within six (6) months
of employment from one (1) of the following:
(1) A flight program that is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditations of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) as outlined in the current
or future revised Accreditation Standards of the Commission on Accreditation of
Medical Transport Systems; or
(2) A flight program through the International Association of Medical
Transport Communication Specialists.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.