Arizona HB2182 amends emergency medical services protocols for patient transport.

Arizona HB2182 amends section 36-2219 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to update requirements for emergency medical care technicians. The bill mandates that technicians must explain the risks of not being transported to patients. Technicians are prohibited from providing presumptive diagnoses or counseling patients to decline transport unless requested by the patient or their representative. It also clarifies that informing patients of their right to accept or decline transport is not a violation unless done to coerce a decline.

Arizona HB2182 amends emergency medical services protocols for patient transport.

Arizona HB2182 amends section 36-2219 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to update requirements for emergency medical care technicians. The bill mandates that technicians must explain the risks of not being transported to patients. Technicians are prohibited from providing presumptive diagnoses or counseling patients to decline transport unless requested by the patient or their representative. It also clarifies that informing patients of their right to accept or decline transport is not a violation unless done to coerce a decline.