1. A. Except as provided in R9-25-910(B) and subsection (B)(2), an applicant or a certificate holder shall:

   1. 1. Make a ground ambulance vehicle, equipment, and supplies available for inspection within Arizona within 10 working days after a request by the Department; and
   2. 2. Upon the Department’s request, provide the opportunity to ride in or operate the ground ambulance vehicle being inspected.

2. B. The Department:

   1. 1. Shall inspect:

      1. a. Each ground ambulance vehicle according to R9-25-1005 and Table 10.1,
      2. b. Supplies and equipment according to Table 10.2, and
      3. c. For the level of service the ground ambulance vehicle is expected to be used to provide;
   2. 2. May inspect, without prior notification, a ground ambulance vehicle or supplies and equipment, for the level of service a ground ambulance vehicle is being used to provide at the time of inspection; and
   3. 3. Shall conduct each inspection in compliance with A.R.S. § 41-1009.
3. C. As permitted under A.R.S. § 36-2232(A)(11), upon a certificate holder’s request and at the certificate holder’s expense, the annual inspection of a ground ambulance vehicle required for renewal of a certificate of registration may be conducted by a Department-approved inspection facility according to Table 10.1.
4. D. A certificate holder may request the Department to inspect all of the certificate holder’s ground ambulance vehicles at the same date and location.

5. E. If, after inspection of a certificate holder’s ground ambulance vehicle according to Table 10.1, the Department determines that the ground ambulance vehicle has:

   1. 1. A major defect, the certificate holder shall take the ground ambulance vehicle out-of-service until the major defect is corrected; or

   2. 2. A minor defect, the certificate holder:

      1. a. May allow the ground ambulance vehicle to be operated to transport patients for up to 15 calendar days while the minor defect is corrected; and
      2. b. After 15 calendar days, shall take the ground ambulance vehicle out-of-service until the minor defect is corrected, unless granted an extension of time, according to subsection (F), to repair the minor defect.
6. F. The Department may grant an extension of time for a certificate holder to repair a minor defect upon a written request from the certificate holder, detailing the reasons for the need of an extension of time.
7. G. Within 15 calendar days after the date of repair of a major defect or minor defect, a certificate holder shall submit written notice and documentation of the repair to the Department.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1098, effective February 13, 2001 (Supp. 01-1). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 4032, effective December 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-4). R9-25-1004 repealed; new R9-25-1004 made by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 581 (March 29, 2024), with an immediate effective date of March 7, 2024 (Supp. 24-1).