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2022 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 8a - Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act
Part 6 - Miscellaneous
Section 602 - Notification of air ambulance policies and charges.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 26-8a-602 (2022)
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Affected by 63I-2-226 on 7/1/2024

Effective 5/14/2019
26-8a-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.


Enacted by Chapter 262, 2019 General Session
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