| Update from Steve Powles - April
13, 2007 Statutes about
EMS dispatches (both helicopters and ground ambulances) or
requesting emergency medical services and the response of
appropriate resources to the appropriate location
This info is from the AZ legislature site
Under Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36 Public Health and Safety
36-2201 Definitions Line:
This Statute would
apply to any logging recorder in a dispatch center that records
medical patches:
Line: 21. "Medical record" means any
patient record including clinical records, prehospital care
records, medical reports, laboratory reports and statements, any
file, film, record or report or oral statements relating to
diagnostic findings, treatment or outcome of patients, whether
written or recorded, and any information from which a patient or
the patient's family might be identified.
DHS sets the standard
for pre-arrival instruction for agencies that receive 911 calls,
either primary or secondary answering points.
This language would include any dispatch center with or
without 911 capabilities
Where a game and fish
officer requests a helicopter because he found
someone hurt on the side of a trail
and a vehicle could not get there
36-2204 Medical control
Line: 9. Standards for emergency medical dispatcher
training, including prearrival instructions. For the purposes of
this paragraph, "emergency medical dispatch" means the receipt of
calls requesting emergency medical services and the response of
appropriate resources to the appropriate location.
If your pre-arrival
instruction are approved by DHS standards for your 911 answering
point. Your center has additional liability protection.
36-2206 Liability for emergency instructions
B. Any emergency medical services or
health care provider who in good faith provides prearrival
instructions following the minimum standards established by the
state pursuant to section 36-2204, paragraph 9 is not liable for
any civil damages as a result of issuing these instructions.
The requirement for prearrival
instructions for 911 call takers is again defined
36-2213 Regulation of air ambulance services:
The Director shall adopt rules to establish minimum standards for
the operation of air ambulance services that are necessary to
assure the public health and safety. The Director may use the
current standards adopted by the commission on accreditation of air
medical services. Each rule shall reference the specific authority
from this chapter under which the rule was formulated. The rules
shall provide for the department to do the following:
Line:
3. Establish standards for emergency
medical dispatch training, including prearrival instruction. For
the purposes of this paragraph, "emergency medical dispatch" means
the receipt of calls requesting emergency medical services and the
response of appropriate resources to the appropriate location.
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