(1) For any patient who is in need of air medical transport provider services, a health care facility 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 with an opportunity to choose the air medical transport provider.

(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 with 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.

(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.