- Dates
- 2012-06-14 – 2012-08-06
- Kind
- Service launch
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- organization/island-airways · organization/beaver-island-emergency-medical-services
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- emergency-serviceshealthcareaviationpublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 2012, Michigan Senate Bill 995 advanced through both legislative chambers after reducing the liability-insurance threshold for small air- ambulance operations serving Beaver Island from $10 million to $2 million. Island Airways then reported on August 6 that the BIEMS/Island Airways aircraft had passed a state inspection and that Beaver Island had an island-based air ambulance capability.
Evidence limits
The legislative notice and operator reports establish the policy change and reported inspection outcome, but the held forum record does not include the enacted statute, certificate number, aircraft records, dispatch log, or proof of uninterrupted operational service. The record therefore documents a reported service transition, not every later air-ambulance response.
Sources
- The Chamber relayed a state notice that Senate Bill 995 would reduce the required liability coverage for small medical-transport aircraft serving Beaver Island from $10 million to $2 million and had passed the Senate before moving to the House. This is a legislative-status notice, not proof of enactment or aircraft certification.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005000
- Island Airways reported that SB 995 had passed both chambers, was awaiting the governor’s signature, and that an FAA inspection of its stretcher installation was expected. This first-party status report documents the operator’s plan and legislative progress, not yet final certification.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005017
- Island Airways reported that the BIEMS/Island Airways aircraft had passed the recent Michigan inspection and described Beaver Island as having an island-based air ambulance. The post does not provide a certificate number, dispatch log, completed flight, or independent regulatory record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005318
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan Senate Bill 995 lowers the air-ambulance insurance threshold for Beaver Island, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-airways-air-ambulance-certification-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce, “Special Beaver Island Bill Clears Michigan Senate,” Beaver Island Forum, June 8, 2012. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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