44:68:03:02. Content of transport plan. The LEMSTP shall include:
(1) The name of the ambulance service;
(2) The city where the ambulance service is located;
(3) Name of person completing the transport plan;
(4) The date the transport plan was completed;
(5) Hospital resources, including designated trauma hospitals in response area;
(6) Other resources, including rugged and technical rescue or special rescue capability or biohazard decontamination capability;
(7) Additional resources, including ground ambulance service, quick response units, rescue and extrication units, air medical services, and first responder groups;
(8) A service area map;
(9) The trauma transport protocol, by zones if applicable;
(10) The criteria utilized to activate a trauma team alert;
(11) The criteria utilized to activate mutual aid or ALS by ground and air; and
(12) A signature page including the signatures of:
(a) The ambulance service chief officer;
(b) The ambulance service medical director; and
(c) The primary receiving hospital trauma coordinator.
Transport plans will be made available to any licensed trauma hospital in South Dakota.
Source: 35 SDR 304, effective June 29, 2009; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016.
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-54.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-53, 34-12-54.