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This bill updates Arizona's regulations for ground ambulance registration, focusing on clarifying and streamlining the process for obtaining and maintaining ambulance certificates of registration. The bill maintains the existing requirement that ambulances must have a valid registration to operate in the state, with the registration fee capped at $50 per ambulance. Key changes include modifying language around registration termination (changing "upon" to "on" when referring to ownership changes), explicitly stating that volunteer not-for-profit ambulance services are exempt from registration fees, and adding a new provision that allows ambulance registrations to remain valid if the department cannot complete an inspection within the prescribed timeframe. Additionally, the bill includes a temporary provision for active certificate of necessity holders who failed to submit renewal applications between March 31, 2022, and August 1, 2024, allowing them to retroactively validate their expired registrations by paying all lapsed application fees. This provision will automatically expire on December 31, 2025, and the amended registration regulations will become fully effective on that date, providing a transition period for ambulance services to comply with the new requirements.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83253