44:68:03:04. Treatment protocols. Each emergency medical service shall adopt trauma patient treatment protocols that have been reviewed and approved by the service medical director. These protocols shall meet the most recent edition of the South Dakota Department of Health EMS Pre-Hospital Treatment Guidelines, 3rd Edition, 2010.
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.
Reference: South Dakota Department of Health EMT Pre-Hospital Treatment Guidelines, 3rd Edition, 2010. Copies may be obtained at no cost from the South Dakota Department of Health, 600 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501 or online at http://doh.sd.gov/documents/EMS/EMT-BasicGuidelines.pdf.
