Notification of air ambulance policies and charges.
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- Notification of air ambulance policies and charges.
Affected by 63I-2-226 on 7/1/2024
Effective 5/14/201926-8a-602. Notification of air ambulance policies and charges. - (1) For any patient who is in need of air medical transport provider services, an emergency medical service provider shall:
- (a) provide the patient or the patient's representative with the information described in Subsection 26-8a-107(7)(a) before contacting an air medical transport provider; and
- (b) if multiple air medical transport providers are capable of providing the patient with services, provide the patient or the patient's representative an opportunity to choose the air medical transport provider.
- (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the patient:
- (a) is unconscious and the patient's representative is not physically present with the patient; or
- (b) is unable, due to a medical condition, to make an informed decision about the choice of an air medical transport provider, and the patient's representative is not physically present with the patient.
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