The following rules are promulgated to establish minimal qualifications for operators or drivers of ambulances operated by ambulance services licensed by the Tennessee Department of Health:

1. (1) Notwithstanding any other requirements under this section, an individual who possesses a Class D driver’s license is eligible for service as an ambulance driver or operator.
2. (2) Any individual who has reached the age of eighteen (18) years old and attained at least one year of licensed driver experience is eligible for service as an ambulance driver or operator.
3. (3) Reserved.
4. (4) This rule shall not prohibit the operation of an ambulance by an individual during extraordinary circumstances during which both ambulance personnel must be engaged in patient care or are otherwise incapacitated.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-140-304, 68-140-306, and 68-140-307. Administrative History: Original rule filed November 30, 1984; effective February 12, 1985. Amendment filed September 18, 1986; effective December 29, 1986. Amendment filed September 24, 1990; effective November 8, 1990. Emergency rules filed November 19, 2021; effective through May 18, 2022. Emergency rules expired effective May 19, 2022, and the rules reverted to their previous statuses. Amendments filed July 20, 2022; effective October 18, 2022.