Arizona committee approves bill to change rules for interfacility ambulance transfers

A House committee on Feb. 17 approved changes to state rules governing interfacility ambulance transports, voting to advance House Bill 2124 as amended. The measure, sponsored in committee by Representative Willoughby, exempts ambulance services owned or operated by a hospital owner from the requirement to apply for a certificate of necessity (CON) for interfacility ambulance service and adds procedural protections for existing CON holders.