An ambulance service or emergency medical services provider may provide centralized medical direction through a centralized medical direction communications center.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2204.01

  • Ambulance service: means a person who owns and operates one or more ambulances. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
  • Centralized medical direction communications center: means a facility that is housed within a hospital, medical center or trauma center or a freestanding communication center that meets the following criteria:

    (a) Has the ability to communicate with ambulance services and emergency medical services providers rendering patient care outside of the hospital setting via radio and telephone. See Arizona Laws 36-2201

  • Emergency medical services: means those services required following an accident or an emergency medical situation:

    (a) For on-site emergency medical care. See Arizona Laws 36-2201

 

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