South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service
Section 34-11-5 - Promulgation of rules relating to operation of ambulance services.

34-11-5. Promulgation of rules relating to operation of ambulance services.
The Department of Health may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, relating to the operation of ambulance services including patient care, personnel, medical and maintenance equipment, sanitary conditions, and necessary supplies.

Source: SL 1974, ch 239, §§2, 4 (3); SL 1980, ch 238, §3; SL 1992, ch 240, §3; SL 2004, ch 17, §200; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2016, ch 170, §2.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 34 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service

Section 34-11-1 - Service provided by counties and municipalities--Agreements for service--Licensing and regulation.

Section 34-11-2 - Licensing of ambulance service--Definition of terms.

Section 34-11-3 - Unlicensed ambulance service prohibited.

Section 34-11-4 - Application for license--Fee--Issuance--Duration.

Section 34-11-5 - Promulgation of rules relating to operation of ambulance services.

Section 34-11-5.1 - Patient information received by ambulance service is confidential.

Section 34-11-5.2 - Certification of emergency medical responders.

Section 34-11-6 - Emergency care certification required for drivers and attendants.

Section 34-11-6.1 - Denial, suspension or revocation of certification--Gross incompetence, unprofessional conduct, dishonorable conduct to be defined--Acts occurring before July 1, 2006.

Section 34-11-6.2 - Appeal of denial, suspension or revocation.

Section 34-11-6.3 - Suspension of certification for mental incompetence--Restoration--Establishment of rules.

Section 34-11-6.4 - Reissuance of certification--Conditions.

Section 34-11-6.5 - Emergency medical technicians--Background check required.

Section 34-11-7 - Trip records required.

Section 34-11-8 - Vehicle equipment regulation unaffected.

Section 34-11-9 - Exemptions from license requirements.

Section 34-11-10 - Violation as misdemeanor--Suspension or revocation of license.

Section 34-11-11 - Development of quality assurance program for advanced life support providers--Requirements--Reviews--Reports.

Section 34-11-12 - Minimum personnel required on ambulance run.

Section 34-11-13 - Ambulances equipped with epinephrine--Statewide protocols.

Section 34-11-14 - Ambulances equipped with supraglottic airway devices--Statewide protocols.