§ 23-16-17 — Air ambulances - Informed Decisions - Publication

1. Before a hospital refers a patient to an air ambulance service provider or initiates
contact with an air ambulance service provider for air transport of the patient, the
hospital shall inform the patient, or the patient's representative, of the air ambulance
service provider's health insurance network status for the purpose of allowing the
patient or the patient's representative to make an informed decision on choosing an air
ambulance service provider or form of transportation.
2. A hospital is presumed in compliance with subsection 1 if the hospital provides the
patient, or the patient's representative, the health insurance network status published
by the insurance department under subsection 4.
3. A hospital is exempt from complying with this section if the hospital determines and
documents that due to emergency circumstances, compliance might jeopardize the
health or safety of the patient.
4. At least quarterly, the insurance department shall publish on the insurance
department's website data regarding the health insurance network status of each air
ambulance service provider authorized to operate in the state.