ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

 

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HB 2183: emergency medicine; study committee

Sponsor: Representative Willoughby, LD 13

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Creates the Study Committee on Emergency Medicine (Study Committee) and outlines membership, duties and reporting requirements.

History

Emergency medical services (EMS) are services that follow an accident or an emergency medical situation, including: 1) for on-site emergency medical care; 2) to transport the sick or injured by a licensed ground or air ambulance; 3) in using emergency communications media; 4) in using emergency receiving facilities; and 5) in administering initial care and preliminary treatment procedures by emergency medical care technicians (A.R.S. § 36-2201)

Provisions

1.   Establishes the 11-member Study Committee that consists of the Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) or their designee, 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 5 members appointed by the President of the Senate. (Sec. 1)

2.   Requires the Study Committee to:

a.   review the delivery of the EMS system in Arizona and the obstacles facing the delivery and sustainability of the EMS system;

b.   analyze the emergency medicine capacity in Arizona, including factors impacting EMS delivery and adequacy in rural and urban areas;

c. review the impact of uncompensated care on the financial viability of the practice of emergency medicine;

d.   identify factors that impact the stability of entities that deliver emergency medicine in Arizona; and

e. solicit input from patients, health care providers and stakeholders to gather information regarding service delivery and financial viability of emergency medicine in Arizona. (Sec. 1)

3.   Allows the Study Committee to hold hearings, conduct fact-finding tours, request data from DHS and take testimony from witnesses who may assist the Study Committee in fulfilling its responsibilities. (Sec. 1)

4.   Specifies that Study Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible to receive reimbursement of expenses. (Sec. 1)

5.   Requires the Legislature and DHS to provide staff and support services to the Study Committee. (Sec. 1)

6.   Requires all Study Committee meetings be open to the public. (Sec. 1)

7.   Requires, annually by December 31, the Study Committee to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and provide a copy of the report to the Secretary of State. (Sec. 1)

8.   Repeals the Study Committee on July 1, 2029. (Sec. 1)

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