S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4B-35

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 36-4B-35 - Emergency medical services personnel program-Promulgation of rules

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 drivers;
(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 driver 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 drivers;
(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.

SDCL 36-4B-35

SL 1978, ch 269, § 35; SL 1992, ch 268, § 23; SL 2004, ch 17, §234; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), § 33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2022, ch 146, §2; SL 2023, ch 135, §3; SL 2024, ch 153, §27.
Amended by S.L. 2024, ch. 153,s. 27, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 135,s. 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by S.L. 2022, ch. 146,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2022.