S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4B-15

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 36-4B-15 - Medical supervision-Direct and indirect control-Hardship exemption

Except as otherwise provided in this section, emergency medical services personnel must, through the use of direct and indirect control, be supervised by a physician licensed in accordance with chapter 36-4.

If emergency medical services personnel are affiliated with an ambulance service that has been granted a hardship exemption in accordance with chapter 36-11, the personnel must, through the use of direct and indirect control, be supervised by a:

(1) Physician licensed in accordance with chapter 36-4;
(2) Physician assistant licensed in accordance with chapter 36-4A; or
(3) Nurse practitioner licensed in accordance with chapter 36-9A.

A physician, or a physician assistant or nurse practitioner if the ambulance service has been granted a hardship exemption, must oversee the practice and review the patient care reports of the emergency medical services personnel.

SDCL 36-4B-15

SL 1978, ch 269, § 3; SL 2022, ch 144, §2; SL 2024, ch 153, §10.
Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. 153,s. 10, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by S.L. 2022, ch. 144,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2022.