SB 1301 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 36-2201, 36-2233, and 36-2234 relating to emergency medical services and ambulance service regulation.

• Adds definition of "needs assessment" to statute, defining it as a study or statistical analysis examining the need for ground ambulance service within a service area, considering population demographics, medical needs, response times, existing services, rates, and financial impact on providers.

• Requires ambulance service applicants to submit a needs assessment along with their certificate of necessity application to the department.

• Makes minor technical corrections and grammatical changes throughout the statute, including revising language about transportation and updating numbering of definitions.

• Updates service contract approval procedures for contracts between ambulance services and political subdivisions, including requirements for request for proposals approval and prohibitions on contract terms that would restrict future certificate of necessity participation.