{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-1503","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-1503","heading":"Annual coverage assessment on covered hospitals","body":"(a) An ambulance provider shall pay an assessment to the bureau: (1) In accordance with this part; (2) In the amount designated in § 71-5-1504 ; (3) Quarterly, on a day determined by the bureau; and (4) No more than thirty (30) business days after the day on which the bureau issues the ambulance provider notice of the assessment. (b) The bureau shall: (1) Determine the standards and procedures used to implement and enforce this part; (2) Collect the assessment described in subsection (a); and (3) Transfer assessment proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit into the ambulance service assessment revenue fund created in § 71-5-1508 . (c) An ambulance provider shall not increase charges or add a surcharge to ground transports based on, or as a result of, the assessment described in subsection (a). Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 643, s 5, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 874, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 258, s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.\n(a) An ambulance provider shall pay an assessment to the bureau: (1) In accordance with this part; (2) In the amount designated in § 71-5-1504 ; (3) Quarterly, on a day determined by the bureau; and (4) No more than thirty (30) business days after the day on which the bureau issues the ambulance provider notice of the assessment.\n(1) In accordance with this part;\n(2) In the amount designated in § 71-5-1504 ;\n(3) Quarterly, on a day determined by the bureau; and\n(4) No more than thirty (30) business days after the day on which the bureau issues the ambulance provider notice of the assessment.\n(b) The bureau shall: (1) Determine the standards and procedures used to implement and enforce this part; (2) Collect the assessment described in subsection (a); and (3) Transfer assessment proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit into the ambulance service assessment revenue fund created in § 71-5-1508 .\n(1) Determine the standards and procedures used to implement and enforce this part;\n(2) Collect the assessment described in subsection (a); and\n(3) Transfer assessment proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit into the ambulance service assessment revenue fund created in § 71-5-1508 .\n(c) An ambulance provider shall not increase charges or add a surcharge to ground transports based on, or as a result of, the assessment described in subsection (a).","path":["TN Code","Title 71","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"be261b206d45e0b9de974b3d033e19f4a0e225e2f6f2bc415ccaedd0108627ac","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-1502","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-71-5-1504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}