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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4B-16.3

Permitted practice--Emergency medical responders

Source: SL 2024, ch 153, § 15.

An emergency medical responder may:

(1) Provide initial emergency care, consisting of first aid and basic life support to a patient at the scene of an emergency; and

(2) Assist an emergency medical technician or advanced life support personnel both at the scene of an emergency and during the transport of a patient to a medical facility.

An emergency medical responder may not make decisions independently regarding the appropriate disposition of a patient.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.