Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-25-701 - Definitions (Authorized by A.R.S. Sections 36-2202(A)(3) and (4), 36-2209(A)(2), 36-2212, 36-2213, 36-2214, and 36-2215)

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. § 36-2201 and R9-25-101, the following definitions apply in this Article and in Article 8 of this Chapter, unless otherwise specified:

1. 'Air ambulance' means an aircraft that is an 'ambulance' as defined in A.R.S. § 36-2201.

2. 'Air ambulance service' means an ambulance service that uses an air ambulance.

3. 'Application packet' means the information, applicable fees, and documents required by the Department when making a decision for:

a. Licensing an air ambulance service, or

b. Issuing a certificate of registration for an air ambulance.

4. 'Base location' means a physical location at which a person houses an air ambulance or equipment and supplies used for the operation of an air ambulance service or provides administrative or other support for the operation of an air ambulance service.

5. 'CAMTS' means the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, formerly known as the Commission on Accreditation of Air Medical Services.

6. 'Certificate holder' means a person who holds a current and valid certificate of registration for an air ambulance.

7. 'Change of ownership' means a transfer of controlling legal or controlling equitable interest and authority in an air ambulance service.

8. 'Critical care' means pertaining to a patient who has an illness or injury acutely impairing one or more organ systems, such that the conditions are life-threatening and require constant monitoring to avoid deterioration of the patient's condition.

9. 'Estimated time of arrival' means the number of minutes from the time that an air ambulance service agrees to perform a mission to the time that an air ambulance arrives at the scene.

10. 'Interfacility' means between two health care institutions.

11. 'Interfacility maternal transport' means an interfacility transport of a woman:

a. Whose pregnancy is considered by a physician to be high risk,

b. Who is in need of critical care services related to the pregnancy, and

c. Who is being transferred to a medical facility that has the specialized perinatal and neonatal resources and capabilities necessary to provide an appropriate level of care.

12. 'Interfacility neonatal transport' means an interfacility transport of an infant who is 28 days of age or younger and who is in need of critical care services.

13. 'Licensed respiratory care practitioner' has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 32-3501.

14. 'Licensee' means a person who holds a current and valid license from the Department to operate an air ambulance service.

15. 'Medical team' means personnel whose main function on a mission is the medical care of the patient being transported.

16. 'Mission' means a transport event that involves an air ambulance service's sending an air ambulance to a patient's location to provide transport of the patient from one location to another, whether or not transport of the patient is actually provided.

17. 'Mission level' means critical care services or ALS services, based on the staffing and the services provided by the air ambulance service.

18. 'Mission type' means an emergency medical services transport, interfacility transport, interfacility maternal transport, or inter-facility neonatal transport provided by an air ambulance service.

19. 'On-line medical guidance' means emergency medical services direction or information provided to a non-EMCT medical team member by a physician through two-way voice communication.

20. 'Operate an air ambulance service' means to use an air ambulance:

a. To transport a patient from a location in this state to another location in this state,

b. From a base location in this state, or

c. To transport a patient from a location in this state to a location outside of this state more than once per month.

21. 'Owner' means a person that holds a controlling legal or equitable interest and authority in a business organization.

22. 'Personnel' means individuals who work for an air ambulance service, with or without compensation, whether as employees, contractors, or volunteers.

23. 'Premises' means each physical location of air ambulance service operations and includes all equipment and records at each location.

24. 'Proficiency in neonatal resuscitation' means current and valid certification in neonatal resuscitation obtained through completing a nationally recognized training program such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

25. 'Regularly' means at recurring, fixed, or uniform intervals.

26. 'Subspecialization' means:

a. For a physician board certified by a specialty board approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties, subspecialty certification;

b. For a physician board certified by a specialty board approved by the American Osteopathic Association, attainment of either a certification of special qualifications or a certification of added qualifications; and

c. For a physician who has completed an accredited residency program, completion of at least one year of training pertaining to the specified area of medicine.

27. 'Two-way voice communication' means that two individuals are able to convey information back and forth to each other orally, either directly or through a third-party relay.

28. 'Valid' means that a license, certification, or other form of authorization is in full force and effect and not suspended.

29. 'Working day' means the period between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday that is not a state holiday.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-25-701

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 656, effective April 8, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 842, effective 6/5/2022. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1461, effective 6/6/2023.