34-11-5.2. Certification of emergency medical responders.
No person may practice as an emergency medical responder or represent oneself as an emergency medical responder unless the person possesses a certification from the department or holds a privilege to practice. The department shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the application, qualifications, issuance, and renewal of a certification of an emergency medical responder. A certification issued under this section shall be renewed every two years.
Source: SL 2017, ch 148, §2; SL 2022, ch 145, §5.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service
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 34-11-6.2 - Appeal of denial, suspension or revocation.
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 34-11-12 - 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.