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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4B-35

Emergency medical services personnel program--Promulgation of rules

Source: SL 1978, ch 269, § 35; SL 1992, ch 268, § 23; SL 2004, ch 17, § 234; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex

The board shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to:

(1) Provide for an application form and process for the licensure of emergency medical services personnel and the certification of ambulance operators;

(2) Set forth criteria for educational and training program approval, including instructor qualifications, student acceptance, and clinical requirements;

(3) Establish the educational and training requirements, and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians requirements, for applicants seeking licensure as emergency medical services personnel;

(4) Provide for the renewal of ambulance operator certification and continuing education requirements;

(5) Establish procedures for the administration of the emergency medical services personnel program;

(6) Regulate the professional conduct of emergency medical services personnel and ambulance operators;

(7) Establish the educational and training requirements, and conditions for issuance of a critical care endorsement, as provided for in § 36-4B-18.1;

(8) Establish the:

(a) Educational and training requirements and conditions for issuance of a community paramedic endorsement; and

(b) Practice protocols and supervisory requirements for a person with a community paramedic endorsement; and

(9) Establish the allowable skills and techniques performed by emergency medical services personnel under direct and indirect control.

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