A. The director is responsible for the overall design, installation, maintenance, implementation, coordination and administration of a statewide emergency medical services communication system, as defined in section 41-1831, subject to the availability of funds, and for the establishment of any of such services deemed necessary.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1835

  • Department: means the department of public safety. See Arizona Laws 41-1831
  • Director: means the director of the department of public safety. See Arizona Laws 41-1831
  • 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. See Arizona Laws 41-1831

B. All emergency medical communications systems shall be approved by the department in accordance with the statewide emergency medical services communication system plan to insure system compatibility.

C. The director may also institute programs for implementing the voluntary cooperation of the private sector in locating and reporting accidents, both on and off the highways.

D. The director is responsible for submitting a communications plan, excluding a budgetary component, for the annual statewide emergency medical services plan to the director of the department of health services.

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