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"Barry Brady Act" : a report with recommendations for Tennessee municipalities on Public Chapter 490

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Reviewed Date: June 08, 2020

Original Author: 
Cross, Steven
Co-author: 
Ashburn, Melissa
Hodge, Elisha
Stokes, Richard
Wolf, Dennis
Date of Material: 
Oct 5, 2019


Subjects:
Fire--Personnel--Tennessee
Personnel--Health and safety

"Barry Brady Act" : a report with recommendations for Tennessee municipalities on Public Chapter 490

Summary: 
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.

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

Suggested Screening Tests for the Cancers Covered by the "Barry Brady Act" | Download

MTAS Physical Examination Barry Brady Act Fitness for Duty Status Form | Download

 


Attachment(s):
PDF icon MTAS Barry Brady Act 2019_final.pdf
PDF icon Suggested screening tests for covered cancers_final.pdf
File MTAS Brady Fitness for Duty Form 2020.docx
PDF icon MTAS Brady Fitness for Duty Form 2020.pdf

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