PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2290
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 3, line 8, after "hospital" insert "or, notwithstanding SECTION 48-5541.01, subsection I, a special health care district organized pursuant to title 48, chapter 31"
Page 4, line 14, after the second quotation mark insert ":
(a)"; strike "an" insert "a ground"
Between lines 15 and 16, insert:
"(b) Does not include an air ambulance transport."
Page 6, between lines 2 and 3, insert:
"Sec. 3. Title 36, chapter 21.1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2248, to read:
36-2248. Interfacility transport; determination; insurance status; prohibition
The determination by a certificate of necessity or certificate of operation holder of whether to provide an interfacility transport for a patient may not be made based on the patient's insurance status."
Renumber to conform
Line 31, strike "36-2257" insert "36-2258"
Between lines 41 and 42, insert:
"36-2257. Interfacility transports; requirements; documentation
An eligible entity that holds a certificate of operation and that is transferring a patient to another health care institution that does not have the same direct owner or indirect owner shall first call the certificate of necessity holder before transporting the patient. If the certificate of necessity holder is unable to provide the interfacility transport either within the time frame in which the ambulance is needed as determined by the patient's treating medical provider or with the medical equipment and trained personnel necessary to transfer the patient safely as determined by the patient's treating medical provider, the certificate of operation holder may transport the patient to the other health care institution. The transferring health care institution shall document the required call to the certificate of necessity holder under this section."
Page 6, line 42, strike "36-2257" insert "36-2258"
Page 7, line 9, strike "36-2258" insert "36-2259"
Amend title to conform