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AZ HB2252

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Selina Bliss

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Permits certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, and licensed midwives to accompany patients in ground ambulances when they request emergency transport during an out-of-hospital birth by calling 911
  • Allows midwives to continue providing necessary medical care during ambulance transport to the hospital
  • Requires approval from the medical director providing administrative medical direction for the midwife to provide care during transport
  • Adds new section 36-2231 to Arizona Revised Statutes under emergency medical services provisions

Legislative Description

Midwives; ambulances; home births

Last Action

House HHS Committee action: Discussed and Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)

1/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/15/2026
Health and Human Services1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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