36-2224. Interfacility transportation of
patients; requirements


An ambulance service that transports a patient from a hospital within its
certificated area to a hospital outside the certificated area is only required to
transport that patient under medical direction to the nearest most appropriate facility
as defined by federal medicare guidelines for ambulance services. This section shall not
apply to any patient transport initiated or undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the
federal emergency medical treatment and active labor act.