South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service
Section 34-11-6 - Emergency care certification required for drivers and attendants.

34-11-6. Emergency care certification required for drivers and attendants.
No operator may provide ambulance service unless both the driver of the ambulance and the attendant on duty in the ambulance possess certification of completing an emergency care course approved by the Department of Health.

Source: SL 1974, ch 239, §4 (2); SL 1992, ch 240, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §201; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.

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.