Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-25-503 - Testing of Medical Treatments, Procedures, Medications, and Techniques that May Be Administered or Performed by an EMCT

A. Under A.R.S. § 36-2205, the Department may authorize the testing and evaluation of a medical treatment, procedure, technique, practice, medication, or piece of equipment for possible use by an EMCT or an emergency medical services provider.

B. Before authorizing any test and evaluation according to subsection (A), the Department director shall approve the test and evaluation according to subsections (C), (D), (E).

C. The Department director shall consider approval of a test and evaluation conducted according to subsection (A), only if a written request for testing and evaluation:

1. Is submitted to the Department director from:

a. The Department,

b. A state agency other than the Department,

c. A political subdivision of this state,

d. An EMCT,

e. An emergency medical services provider,

f. An ambulance service, or

g. A member of the public; and

2. Includes:

a. A cover letter, signed and dated by the individual making the request;

b. An identification of the person conducting the test and evaluation;

c. An identification of the medical treatment, procedure, technique, practice, medication, or piece of equipment to be tested and evaluated;

d. An explanation of the reasons for and the benefits of the test and evaluation;

e. The scope of the test and evaluation, including the:

i. Projected number of individuals, EMCTs, emergency medical services providers, or ambulance services involved; and

ii. Proposed length of time required to complete the test and evaluation; and

f. The methodology to be used to evaluate the test's and evaluation's findings.

D. The Department director shall approve a test and evaluation if:

1. The test and evaluation does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare;

2. The test is necessary to evaluate the safest and most current advances in medical treatments, procedures, techniques, practices, medications, or equipment; and

3. The medical treatment, procedure, technique, practice, medication, or piece of equipment being tested and evaluated may:

a. Reduce or eliminate the us e of outdated or obsolete medical treatments, procedures, tec hniques, practices, medications, or equipment;

b. Improve patient care; or

c. Benefit the public's health, safety, or welfare.

E. Within 180 days after receiving a written request for testing and evaluation that contains all of the information in subsection (C), the Department direct or shall send written notification of approval or denial of t he test and evaluation to the individual making the request.

F. Upon completion of a test and evaluation authorized by the Department director, the person conducting the test and evaluation shall submit a written re port to the Department director that includes:

1. An identification of t he test and evaluation;

2. A detailed evaluation of the test; and

3. A recommendation regarding future use of the medical treatment, procedure, technique, practice, medication, or piece of equipment tested and evaluated.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-25-503

Adopted effective October 15, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 5372, effective January 3, 2004 (Supp. 03-4). New R9-25-503 recodified from R9-25-803 at 10 A.A.R. 4192, effective September 21, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 27, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 578, effective January 31, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 3491, effective August 14, 2008 (Supp. 08-3). Section R9-25-503 renumbered to R9-25-505; new Section R9-25-503 renumbered from R9-25-506 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 4032, effective December 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-4).