Commissioner Brandon Ward
Director
Tennessee Department of HealthOffice of Emergency Medical Services
665 Mainstream Dr., Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741-4521
The EMS Compact Is State Law
Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-140-601: Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (REPLICA).
Read the state law.
About Tennessee’s EMS System
In Tennessee, the REPLICA legislation was signed into law on April 19, 2016, making Tennessee the seventh state to enact the EMS Compact.
Commissioner Brandon Ward currently represents Tennessee on the Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice. Commissioner Donna Tidwell was seated as Tennessee’s first Commissioner at the Compact’s inaugural meeting on October 11, 2017.
National EMS Coordinated Database Status
- ✅ Tennessee is fully integrated with NEMSCD
