Section 8-27-210 - First responders killed in line of duty - Coverage of surviving spouse and dependents(a) As used in this section, "first responder" means paid, full-time law enforcement officers and firefighters who are employed by the state or a local government in this state. "First responder" also includes capitol police officers, employees of the Tennessee highway patrol, Tennessee bureau of investigation, and Tennessee wildlife resources agency, and park rangers employed by the division of parks and recreation in the department of environment and conservation.(b) The state insurance committee may, in approving a health insurance plan that covers first responders, offer or continue to provide health insurance benefits to the surviving spouse and children, including any unborn child, of a first responder killed in the line of duty for a period not to exceed two (2) years after the death of the first responder.Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 189,s 1, eff. 1/1/2020.Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 476,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017.