Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1831

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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Ambulance" means any publicly or privately owned surface, water or air vehicle, including a helicopter, that is specially designed and constructed or modified and equipped to be used, maintained or operated for transportation of individuals who are sick, injured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. Ambulance does not include surface vehicles owned and operated by a private sole proprietor, partnership, private corporation or municipal corporation for the emergency transportation or in transit care of its employees.

2. "Ambulance pilot" means an individual who is responsible for the operation of an air ambulance and who is trained and certified as provided in this chapter.

3. "Ambulance service" means a person who owns and operates one or more ambulances.

4. "Emergency medical care technician" means an individual who has been certified by the department of health services as an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician I-99 or a paramedic.

5. "Department" means the department of public safety.

6. "Director" means the director of the department of public safety.

7. "Emergency medical patient" means a person who is suffering from a condition that requires immediate medical care or hospitalization, or both, in order to preserve the person's health, life or limb.

8. "Emergency medical services communication system" means the statewide system implemented, coordinated and administered by the department of public safety, which may have the capability of providing for the intercommunication of any or all law enforcement agencies and personnel, ambulances, ambulance services and dispatchers, emergency receiving facilities, other health care institutions, medical practitioners, motor vehicle repair, fire service vehicles and tow trucks, and any other agencies and persons who may be serving on a volunteer basis.

9. "Emergency medical situation" means a condition of emergency in which immediate medical care or hospitalization, or both, is required by a person or persons for the preservation of health, life or limb.

10. "Emergency receiving facility" means a licensed health care institution that offers emergency medical services, that is staffed twenty-four hours a day and that has a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17, on call.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1975–2009 · leading case: St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County

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St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County (1981) arizctapp · cites it 7× “Joseph’s correctly states that A.R.S. § 41-1831(14), formerly § 41-1831(15), which defines the “reasonable cost of medical services,” was amended in 1978 to provide that such costs cannot exceed rates filed with the Department of Health Services pursuant to A.”

Sharpe v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (2009) arizctapp · cites it 2× “We struck down the “sudden onset” rule because its effect was “to eliminate emergency medical coverage for an entire group of patients who would otherwise be covered.”

St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County (1984) ariz · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 41-1831(7). A.R.S. §§ 41-1837(A) and 11-297.”

Walter O. Boswell Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Yavapai County (1986) arizctapp · cites it 2× “- *391 01(C) determined the rate of reimbursement as it did prior to 1978. Nevertheless, Boswell argues that Laws 1981, 4th Special Session, ch.”

St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County (1983) arizctapp · cites it 4× “Following the amendment effective September 3, 1978, to A.R.S. § 41-1831, an emergency receiving facility was defined as a health care institution offering emergency medical services.”

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration v. Carondelet Health System (1996) arizctapp · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 41-1831(7). Similarly, the Arizona Supreme Court, in defining emergency care, has noted that although there are various definitions “the need for immediate attention seems to be the common thread.”

Golob v. ARIZONA MEDICAL BD. OF STATE (2008) arizctapp “] § 41-1831” and for certain uses by a county or tribal public health department.”

Barnum v. Rural Fire Protection Company (1975) arizctapp “Physician and surgeon, nurse, ambulance attendant and driver, and any other person; emergency aid; nonliability A physician or surgeon, or a registered nurse, graduate nurse, or a professional nurse as defined in § 32-1601, licensed to practice as such in this state or…”

Miller v. Arnal Corp. (1981) arizctapp “The section now provides: Any health care provider licensed or certified to practice as such in this state or elsewhere, or a licensed ambulance attendant, driver or pilot as defined in § 41-1831, or any other person who renders emergency care at a public gathering or at the…”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1831(14) — 1 case

St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County (1981) arizctapp “Joseph’s correctly states that A.R.S. § 41-1831(14), formerly § 41-1831(15), which defines the “reasonable cost of medical services,” was amended in 1978 to provide that such costs cannot exceed rates filed with the Department of Health Services pursuant to A.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1831(15) — 1 case

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1831(7) — 3 cases

Sharpe v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (2009) arizctapp “We struck down the “sudden onset” rule because its effect was “to eliminate emergency medical coverage for an entire group of patients who would otherwise be covered.”

St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County (1984) ariz “See A.R.S. § 41-1831(7). A.R.S. §§ 41-1837(A) and 11-297.”

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Administration v. Carondelet Health System (1996) arizctapp “” A.R.S. § 41-1831(7). Similarly, the Arizona Supreme Court, in defining emergency care, has noted that although there are various definitions “the need for immediate attention seems to be the common thread.”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 41-1831(9) — 1 case

St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County (1983) arizctapp “Following the amendment effective September 3, 1978, to A.R.S. § 41-1831, an emergency receiving facility was defined as a health care institution offering emergency medical services.”

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