Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140.
Tennessee SB2212 extends the time frame for the estates of emergency responders killed in the line of duty to file claims from three years to the later of the date of death or the date of a final designation of the death as in the line of duty. It also increases the appeal period for denied claims from 90 days to one year and introduces an appeal mechanism for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. This bill aims to provide additional support and time for the estates of these responders in navigating claims related to their deaths.
Tennessee SB2212 extends the time frame for the estates of emergency responders killed in the line of duty to file claims from three years to the later of the date of death or the date of a final designation of the death as in the line of duty. It also increases the appeal period for denied claims from 90 days to one year and introduces an appeal mechanism for the estates of firefighters, volunteer rescue squad workers, and emergency medical technicians. This bill aims to provide additional support and time for the estates of these responders in navigating claims related to their deaths.
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