A. An emergency medical services operating fund is established. The director shall administer the fund. The emergency medical services operating fund shall consist of monies collected pursuant to sections 12-116.02 and 36-3251 and distributed pursuant to Section 36-2219.01, subsection B, paragraph 2.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2218

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Council: means the emergency medical services council. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
  • Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-2201
  • Director: means the director of the department of health services. 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

B. The director of the department of health services with advice from the council shall expend monies in the fund for funding local and state emergency medical services systems. Monies in the fund are subject to annual legislative appropriation.