Tennessee § 58-2-809 - Limitations on rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners — Incorporation of volunteers into emergency forces.
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§ 58-2-809. Limitations on rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners — Incorporation of volunteers into emergency forces.
This part does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this part. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this part does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the emergency management assistance compacts. TEMA, pursuant to the emergency management assistance compacts, may incorporate into the emergency forces of this state volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a municipality or other local government within this state. Acts 2007, ch. 579, § 10. Cross-References. Civil Defense and Disaster Compact, title 58, ch. 2, part 4. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. § 1320 d et seq. Interstate Earthquake Compact of 1988, § 58-2-701 . Emergency Management Assistance Compact, § 58-2-403 .
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Section 58-2-809 ("Limitations on rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners — Incorporation of volunteers into emergency forces.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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