<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.s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0 { 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.s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000003 { 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="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04:17"><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000000">44:05:04:17</span></a><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001">.  Storage of ground ambulance equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001"> and supplies</span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">Each ground ambulance must provide c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">losed compartments </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">in which required equipment and supplies must be stored</span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">. The compartments</span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">, equipment,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> and supplies must be kept free from dust, insects, and rodents. All equipment, both medical and nonmedical, stored in the patient compartment must be secured to prevent injury to the patient or </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> if the </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">ambulance</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> suddenly stops or moves.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">    </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994</span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">    </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">    </span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">(1)</span><span class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66027996-68eb-42f3-a031-6e8e7d742d7c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>