<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04:08"><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000000">44:05:04:08</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001">V</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001">entilation equipment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">Each ground ambulance must be equipped with the following ventilation equipment</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    (1)  Fixed and portable oxygen equipment with variable flow regulator;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    (2)  Oxygen administration equipment</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (a)  </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">Oxygen t</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">ubing;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (b)  </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">P</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">artial</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> non-rebreathing masks in adult, child, and infant sizes; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (c)  </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">N</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">asal cannulas</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> in adult and pediatric sizes</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    (3)  Bag-valve mask</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">s in a</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">dult</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> child</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">, and infant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> size</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">that are:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (a)  H</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">and operated</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (b)  S</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">elf-re-expanding bag</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> adult size greater than 1000 ml and child size 450-750 ml;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (c)  D</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">isposable</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (d)  O</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">perable in cold weather</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (e)  Equipped with an oxygen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> reservoir and accumulator; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    (</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">4</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">)  Airways:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (a)  Adult, child, and infant oropharyngeal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> sizes 0-5</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (b)  Nasopharyngeal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> sizes 20F-34F</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (c)  </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">Supraglottic airway device;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">(d)  </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">Tongue depressors; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">        (</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">e</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">)  Water soluble lubricating jelly.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 30 SDR 125, effective February 22, 2004; 34 SDR 201, effective January 31, 2008</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">; 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">    </span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">(1)</span><span class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s438f58ae-236f-46f2-afc5-a8d334b77a11000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>