(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-11-253

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of health, the commissioner's authorized representative, or in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner of health. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • Facility: means any institution, place or building providing health care services that is required to be licensed under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, other business entity, state or local governmental agencies and entities, and federal agencies and entities to the extent permitted by federal law. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201
  • relative: means a spouse, parent, child, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew by blood, marriage, or adoption. See Tennessee Code 68-11-201 v2
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) “Board” means the state board for licensing contractors created by title 62, chapter 6;
(2) “Certified medical gas installer” means a person who has qualified for certification by the successful completion of an approved training course approved by the board on the installation, maintenance and repair of medical gas piping;
(3) “Health care facility” includes any health care facility that is licensed pursuant to this part, and any facility that is defined under the American National Standard Institute-National Fire Protection Association 99 (ANSI-NFPA 99): Health Care Facilities; and
(4) “Medical gas piping” means the piping used solely to transport gases used for medical purposes at a health care facility.
(b) It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to install or repair medical gas piping in any health care facility, unless such person installing, maintaining, or repairing medical gas piping is a certified medical gas installer.
(c)

(1) The board shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, establishing the minimum qualifications and requirements for the instruction on medical gas installation methods and maintenance techniques and other training for certification of persons for the installation, maintenance and repair of medical gas piping. The board may consult with the state fire marshal, or such other state agencies it deems appropriate to assist the board in the promulgation of such rules and regulations.
(2) The qualifications for certification adopted by the board shall include the qualifications for certification by the American Medical Gas Institute (AMGI) or the Piping Industry Progress and Education Trust Fund (PIPE), with a minimum of thirty-two (32) hours of training with eight (8) of such hours in brazing. The board shall from time to time revise the qualifications for certification to include the most current edition of NFPA 99 “Standard on Gas and Vacuum Systems.”
(d) The board shall set fees for training, certification, certificate renewal and any other necessary fees in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of this section relative to certification of persons wishing to install or repair medical gas piping.
(e) The board may designate an independent examining agency to administer the training and the examinations required for certification. The board shall publish annually a list of persons certified to install or repair medical gas piping.
(f) Upon request by the board, the commissioner of commerce and insurance shall include appropriate instruction in the inspection of medical gas piping in training programs for fire and building code personnel attending the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy.
(g) Nothing in this section is intended to prevent an emergency repair to medical gas piping by any individual.
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