{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-48-2202","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 48-2202","heading":"Establishment of health service district; purpose; limitations; definition","body":"A. Health service districts may be established only:\n\n1. For the purpose of purchasing, leasing, lease-purchasing, constructing, establishing, equipping, operating or maintaining an ambulance service, a medical clinic or clinics or a combined medical clinic and ambulance service.\n\n2. In areas designated by the department of health services as medically-underserved pursuant to section 36-2352.\n\n3. If the district area is greater than six hundred forty acres.\n\n4. If more than three hundred qualified electors reside within the district.\n\nB. For purposes of this section, a \"medical clinic\" means a facility which provides for the physical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients and which does not keep patients overnight as bed patients or treat patients under general anesthesia. A medical clinic does not include an urgent care center.","path":["Title 48 Special Taxing Districts"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/48/02202.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"d414e30b89a5034e83aadff28d2dc4a1b708bc1751618cbd502dc5547c949d4e","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-48-2111","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-48-2203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}