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7 AAC 26.310. Purpose 7 AAC 26.320. Application for certification 7 AAC 26.330. Qualifications for certification 7 AAC 26.340. (Repealed) 7 AAC 26.350. Reporting requirements 7 AAC 26.360. Term of initial certification 7 AAC 26.370. Recertification 7 AAC 26.380. Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a certificate 7 AAC 26.390. Actions not prohibited 7 AAC 26.400. (Repealed) 7 AAC 26.310. Purpose. The purpose of 7 AAC 26.310 — 7 AAC 26.400 is to promote the health and safety of the people of Alaska by establishing uniform minimum standards for certification of air medevac services, critical care air ambulance services, and specialty aero-medical transport teams. It is not the intent of 7 AAC 26.310 — 7 AAC 26.400 to prohibit transportation of emergency medical patients via any private aircraft, air taxi service, commercial airline, or government aircraft when it is in the best interests of the patient and no certified service is available within a reasonable period of time as determined by the medical attendant with the patient. Rather, the intent is to prescribe minimum standards for air medevac services, air ambulance services, or specialty aero-medical transport teams that provide, offer, or advertise to provide emergency medical care that includes advanced life support services, and transportation, to sick or injured patients as a routine service, or to prescribe standards for basic life support services that choose to become certified. (Eff. 9/28/85, Register 95) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.08.080 AS 18.08.082 AS 18.08.084 7 AAC 26.320. Application for certification. (a) An applicant for certification as a medevac service, critical care air ambulance service, or specialty aeromedical transport team shall apply in writing to the department. (b) The department will provide an application form to a person interested in certification under 7 AAC 26.310 — 7 AAC 26.400.