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This bill makes several modifications to Arizona's emergency medical services regulations, primarily focusing on definitions and certificate of necessity requirements for ambulance services. The bill adds two new definitions: "direct owner" and "indirect owner," which are referenced from another section of Arizona law, and introduces a new term "intrafacility transport" which describes ambulance transport between healthcare institutions owned by the same direct or indirect owner. The bill also amends the certificate of necessity regulations to explicitly exempt ambulance services owned or operated by healthcare institutions when they are conducting intrafacility transports for purposes of continuity of care, resource allocation, or specialized treatment. Additionally, the bill reorganizes and renumbers existing definitions in the emergency medical services statute, adding clarity and slightly expanding the scope of terms like "ambulance attendant" and "emergency medical responder." The changes aim to provide more precise language around ambulance services, ownership structures, and patient transport, potentially making it easier for healthcare institutions to move patients between their facilities without additional bureaucratic requirements.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82493