Original Author: Cross, Steven
Co-author: Ashburn, Melissa
Hodge, Elisha
Stokes, Richard
Wolf, Dennis
Date of Material: 10/05/2019
Subjects(s):
Fire--Personnel--Tennessee
Personnel--Health and safety
"Barry Brady Act" : A Report with Recommendations for Tennessee Municipalities on Public Chapter 490
Reviewed Date: 05/09/2022
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An MTAS report with recommendations regarding the implementation of the 2019 "Barry Brady Act." The Barry Brady Act or Public Chapter 490 amends T.C.A. § 7-51-201 by adding subsection (d) which outlines specific types of cancers that are presumed to have been acquired as the result of employment in the fire service and the eligibility requirements for firefighters seeking to be covered by the presumption. This public chapter outlines specific employment, pre-employment, and annual medical monitoring that a firefighter must undergo in order to be covered by the presumption. The Tennessee State Legislature passed Public Chapter 754 in June 2020 amending the Barry Brady Act removing some of the physical medical exam deadlines previously listed in the legislation.
Related Resources
MTAS Pre-Employment Physical Medical Examination Waivers (updated 4/1/2020)
https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/knowledgebase/brady-act-pre-employment-physical-medical-examination
NFPA 1582 Standard Medical Requirements for Firefighters and Fire Department Physicians
https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/knowledgebase/nfpa-1582-standard-medical-requirements-firefighters-and-fire-department-physicians
Tennessee Code Annotated § 7-51-201 | Click this link for statute text
Main Document(s):
2022-Barry Brady Act-TCA7-51-201-Revised 05-04-2022.pdfReference Document(s):
Suggested screening tests for covered cancers_final.pdf
MTAS Brady Fitness for Duty Form 2020_1.docx MTAS Brady Fitness for Duty Form 2020_1.pdf TN-2020-Public Chapter0754.pdf