A. A person shall
not operate an air ambulance service in this state unless the person has a
current and valid air ambulance service license and, except as provided in
A.R.S. §
36-2212(C), a current and valid certificate of registration for
an air ambulance as required under Article 8 of this Chapter.
B. To be eligible to obtain an air ambulance
service license, an applicant shall:
1. Hold current and valid
registration and exemption issued by the Federal Aviation Administration under
14 CFR 298, as evidenced by a current and valid U.S. Department of
Transportation OST Form 4507 showing the effective date of
registration;
2. Hold the following issued by
the Federal Aviation Administration:
a. A current and valid Air
Carrier Certificate authorizing common carriage under 14 CFR
135 ;
b. If operating a rotor-wing air
ambulance, current and valid Operations Specifications authorizing aeromedical
helicopter operations;
c. If operating a fixed-wing air
ambulance, current and valid Operations Specifications authorizing airplane air
ambulance operations;
d. A current and valid
Certificate of Registration for each air ambulance to be operated;
and
e. A current and valid
Airworthiness Certificate for each air ambulance to be
operated;
3.1. Have applied for a
certificate of registration, issued by the Department under Article 8 of this
Chapter, for each aircraft to be used as an air ambulance by the air ambulance
service;
4.2. Possess a copy of a
current and valid registration, issued by the Arizona Department of
Transportation under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 25, Article 4, for each aircraft
to be used as an air ambulance by the air ambulance service;
5.3. Have
current and valid liability insurance coverage for the air ambulance service
that complies with A.R.S. §
36-2215 and that has at least the following
liability limits:
a. $1 million for injuries
to or death of any one person arising out of any one incident or
accident;
b. $3 million for
injuries to or death of more than one person in any one incident or accident;
and
c. $500,000 for damage to
property arising from any one incident or accident;
6.4. Have
current and valid malpractice insurance coverage for the air ambulance service
that complies with A.R.S. §
36-2215 and that has a maximum liability limit
of at least $1 million per occurrence; and
7.5. Comply with all
applicable requirements of this Article, Articles 2 and 8 of this Chapter, and
A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 21.1.
C. To maintain eligibility for an air
ambulance service license, a licensee shall meet the requirements of
subsections (B)(2) through (5) and hold a current and valid certificate of
registration, issued by the Department under Article 8 of this Chapter, for
each aircraft used as an air ambulance in Arizona by the air ambulance
service.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R9-25-703
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.
