Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-02-34-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) "Acute Stress Disorder" means the same
diagnosis as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder but is present for thirty (30) days
or less. Once identified, prompt treatment for this disorder should be
provided.
(2) "Administrator" means
the chief administrative officer of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation or the
administrator's designee.
(3)
"Applicant" means a party who has submitted a request for program funds on the
form prescribed by the administrator.
(4) "Award Letter" means the administrator's
written notification of the conditioned award of monies from the
program.
(5) "Bureau" means the
Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
(7) "Department" means the Tennessee
Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
(8) "Employer" means a municipality, county,
metropolitan form of government, or other political subdivision of this state
that employs firefighters.
(9)
"Federal Grants" means any federal discretionary grant program that awards
financial assistance to be used for the purpose of the purchase of firefighting
equipment and training including, but not limited to, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG).
(10) "Fire Department":
(a) Means a department of a municipality,
county, or political subdivision, or an organization, agency, or entity that
offers its services, for or without pay, for the purpose of suppressing fires,
performing rescue services, or for other emergency response purposes;
and
(b) Does not include law
enforcement agencies, emergency medical agencies licensed by the Tennessee
Emergency Medical Services Board, and rescue squads that do not provide fire
protection.
(11)
"Firefighter":
(a) Means a regular or
full-time, paid employee of the fire department of a municipality, county,
municipal form of government, or other political subdivision of this state and
whose duties require the employee to actively engage in fire suppression,
rescue services, or other emergency response tasks; and
(b) Includes employees whose previous duties
required the employee to respond to and be actively engaged in fire
suppression, rescue services, or other emergency response tasks.
(12) "For Cause" means removal
from the committee because of personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, any
breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to
perform stated duties, or conviction of a felony.
(13) "Grant Allocation Committee" means a
group of five (5) or more individuals to advise the grant program regarding the
allocation of funds.
(14) "Maximum
Medical Improvement" shall have the same meaning as in T.C.A. §
50-6-207(1)(D).
(15) "Mental Health
Professional" means an individual professionally licensed in this state to
diagnose and treat post-traumatic stress disorders.
(16) "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" (PTSD)
has the same meaning as defined in the most recent publication of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of
the American Psychiatric Association. For the purposes of this chapter, no
distinction is made between PTSD and post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI).
Treatment for acute stress disorder, once identified, should not be
delayed.
(17) "Program" means the
grant program for firefighters diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder.
(18) "State Fire Marshal"
means the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance,
or commissioner's designee.
(19)
"State Fire Marshal's Office" means the Division of Fire Prevention at the
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.
(20) "Workers' Compensation Benefits" for the
limited purposes of this chapter includes disability and medical benefits
provided under an employer sponsored plan that is exempt from Title 50, Chapter
6, in addition to disability and medical benefits provided under Title 50,
Chapter 6.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. § 50-6-111.
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