South Dakota § 36-4B-1 - Definitions.
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§ 36-4B-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Advanced life support," a level of emergency care consisting of basic life support procedures and definitive therapy;
(2) "Advanced life support personnel," a person licensed by the board as:
(a) An emergency medical technician-intermediate/85;
(b) An emergency medical technician-intermediate/99;
(c) An advanced emergency medical technician; or
(d) A paramedic;
(3) "Basic life support personnel," a person licensed by the board as:
(a) An emergency medical responder; or
(b) An emergency medical technician;
(4) "Board," the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners;
(5) "Direct control," real-time communications during an ambulance run between emergency medical services personnel and a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, licensed in this state;
(6) "Emergency medical services," health care provided to a patient by emergency medical services personnel;
(7) "Emergency medical services personnel," a person licensed by the board as:
(a) An emergency medical responder;
(b) An emergency medical technician;
(c) An emergency medical technician-intermediate/85;
(d) An emergency medical technician-intermediate/99;
(e) An advanced emergency medical technician; or
(f) A paramedic; and
(8) "Indirect control," the establishment and implementation of guidelines, policies, and protocols approved by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, licensed in this state.
Source: SL 1978, ch 269, § 1; SL 1987, ch 268, § 1; SL 1991, ch 302, §§ 1-3; SL 1992, ch 268, § 1; SL 2003, ch 198, § 1; SL 2004, ch 17, § 232; SL 2007, ch 208, § 1; SL 2011, ch 177, § 1; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), § 33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2021, ch 172, § 1; SL 2022, ch 144, § 1; SL 2022, ch 145, § 3; SL 2024, ch 153, § 1; SL 2025, ch 128, § 5; SL 2026, ch 136, § 5.
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