Tennessee § 68-141-104 - Designation as regional control center — Standards.

§ 68-141-104. Designation as regional control center — Standards.

The commissioner of health may establish minimum standards for designation as a regional control center. Such standards may require regional poison control centers to do all of the following: Answer requests by telephone for poison information and make recommendations for appropriate emergency management and treatment referrals of poisoning exposures. These services, provided twenty-four (24) hours a day, may involve the following: Determining whether a true poisoning emergency exists; Determining whether treatment can be accomplished at the scene of the incident, or whether transport to an emergency treatment facility is required; Recommending treatment measures to appropriate personnel; and Carrying out follow-up to assure that adequate care is provided; Utilize physicians, pharmacists, nurses and supportive personnel trained in various aspects of toxicology, poison control, poison prevention and poison information retrieval; Provide public awareness programs on poison prevention and utilization of regional poison control centers; and Maintain a data collection program of poison exposures and prepare an annual report. Acts 1991, ch. 393, § 5; T.C.A., § 68-43-104 . Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 43, §§ 68-43-101 , 68-43-102 , 68-43-104 , 68-43-105 (Acts 1974, ch. 784, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; T.C.A., §§ 53-5801, 53-5802, 53-5804, 53-5805), concerning poison control centers, was repealed by Acts 1991, ch. 393, § 1, effective May 22, 1991. Former title 68, ch. 43, §§ 68-43-101 — 68-43-108 , was transferred to title 68, ch. 141, §§ 68-141-101 — 68-141-108 , respectively, in 1992.