Stop Sleep Technician Bill in Tennessee Now
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Dear Sir or Madam,
This is to bring to your attention that unless something is done right away, a new licensure rule will be implemented for sleep technologists in the state of Tennessee. If this bill goes into effect, it will prohibit a physician, who is licensed in the other 49 states, from conducting a polysomnographic test. It will also effectively prohibit medical students and premedical students from learning and conducting polysomnograhic tests.
Furthermore, it is going to, in one sweep, lead to the unemployment of thousands of sleep technicians who have been dedicated and committed to the field of sleep medicine and have been practicing according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Even though these technicians are actively enrolled in the AASM module program, if this licensure rule goes into effect, they will become unemployed.
We are requesting the entire statute be reevaluated with the input of several more board certified sleep specialists across the state involved in the reevaluation. Implementation of this bill would lead to staff shortages, as many excellent sleep technicians would no longer be able to conduct studies. Furthermore, it would negatively impact patient care as it would lead to long waits to seek treatment at sleep centers.
Please contact your state representatives by e-mail and phone. We respectfully request your support by signing the petition and forwarding to the senators below and any other interested parties.
Senator: (615):
Barnes, Tim 741-2374 [email protected]
Beavers, Mae 741-2421 [email protected]
Berke, Andy 741-6682 [email protected]
Black, Diane 741-1999 [email protected]
Bunch, Dewayne 741-3730 [email protected]
Burchett, Tim 741-1766 [email protected]
Burks, Charlotte 741-3978 [email protected]
Crowe, Rusty 741-2468 [email protected]
Faulk, Mike 741-2061 [email protected]
Finney, Lowe 741-1810 [email protected]
Ford, Ophelia 741-1767 [email protected]
Gresham, Dolores 741-2368 [email protected]
Harper, Thelma 741-2453 [email protected]
Haynes, Joe M. 741-6679 [email protected]
Henry, Douglas 741-3291 [email protected]
Herron, Roy 741-4576 [email protected]
Jackson, Doug 741-4499 [email protected]
Johnson, Jack 741-2495 [email protected]
Kelsey, Brian 741-3036 [email protected]
Ketron, Bill 741-6853 [email protected]
Kyle, Jim 741-4167 [email protected]
Marrero, Beverly 741-9128 [email protected]
McNally, Randy 741-6806 [email protected]
Norris, Mark 741-1967 [email protected]
Overbey, Doug 741-0981 [email protected]
Ramsey, Lt. Gov. Ron 741-4524 [email protected]
Southerland, Steve 741-3851 [email protected]
Stewart, Eric 741-6694 [email protected]
Tate, Reginald 741-2509 [email protected]
Tracy, Jim 741-1066 [email protected]
Watson, Bo 741-3227 [email protected]
Woodson, Jamie 741-1648 [email protected]
Yager, Ken 741-1449 [email protected]
Governor:
Phil Bredesen 741.2001 [email protected]
This is to bring to your attention that unless something is done right away, a new licensure rule will be implemented for sleep technologists in the state of Tennessee. If this bill goes into effect, it will prohibit a physician, who is licensed in the other 49 states, from conducting a polysomnographic test. It will also effectively prohibit medical students and premedical students from learning and conducting polysomnograhic tests.
Furthermore, it is going to, in one sweep, lead to the unemployment of thousands of sleep technicians who have been dedicated and committed to the field of sleep medicine and have been practicing according to the guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). Even though these technicians are actively enrolled in the AASM module program, if this licensure rule goes into effect, they will become unemployed.
We are requesting the entire statute be reevaluated with the input of several more board certified sleep specialists across the state involved in the reevaluation. Implementation of this bill would lead to staff shortages, as many excellent sleep technicians would no longer be able to conduct studies. Furthermore, it would negatively impact patient care as it would lead to long waits to seek treatment at sleep centers.
Please contact your state representatives by e-mail and phone. We respectfully request your support by signing the petition and forwarding to the senators below and any other interested parties.
Senator: (615):
Barnes, Tim 741-2374 [email protected]
Beavers, Mae 741-2421 [email protected]
Berke, Andy 741-6682 [email protected]
Black, Diane 741-1999 [email protected]
Bunch, Dewayne 741-3730 [email protected]
Burchett, Tim 741-1766 [email protected]
Burks, Charlotte 741-3978 [email protected]
Crowe, Rusty 741-2468 [email protected]
Faulk, Mike 741-2061 [email protected]
Finney, Lowe 741-1810 [email protected]
Ford, Ophelia 741-1767 [email protected]
Gresham, Dolores 741-2368 [email protected]
Harper, Thelma 741-2453 [email protected]
Haynes, Joe M. 741-6679 [email protected]
Henry, Douglas 741-3291 [email protected]
Herron, Roy 741-4576 [email protected]
Jackson, Doug 741-4499 [email protected]
Johnson, Jack 741-2495 [email protected]
Kelsey, Brian 741-3036 [email protected]
Ketron, Bill 741-6853 [email protected]
Kyle, Jim 741-4167 [email protected]
Marrero, Beverly 741-9128 [email protected]
McNally, Randy 741-6806 [email protected]
Norris, Mark 741-1967 [email protected]
Overbey, Doug 741-0981 [email protected]
Ramsey, Lt. Gov. Ron 741-4524 [email protected]
Southerland, Steve 741-3851 [email protected]
Stewart, Eric 741-6694 [email protected]
Tate, Reginald 741-2509 [email protected]
Tracy, Jim 741-1066 [email protected]
Watson, Bo 741-3227 [email protected]
Woodson, Jamie 741-1648 [email protected]
Yager, Ken 741-1449 [email protected]
Governor:
Phil Bredesen 741.2001 [email protected]
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