<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.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0 { 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.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cb000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000003 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000004 { 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="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04:18"><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000000">44:05:04:18</span></a><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000001">.  Available nonmedical equipment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0"> </span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">Each ground ambulance must be equipped with t</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">he following nonmedical equipment or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">have the equipment </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">immediately available </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">on the scene of a response </span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">from other sources:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (1)  One crescent wrench;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (2)  One screwdriver with regular blade;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (3)  One Phillips screwdriver;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (4)  One vise-grip pliers;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (5)  One sixteen-ounce hammer;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (6)  One fire axe, crowbar with a pinch point, or wrecking bar;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (7)  One bolt cutter;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    (8)  One portable hydraulic jack or spreader tool with four-ton capacity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    </span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0"> 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 12 SDR 58, effective October 14, 1985; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 30 SDR 125, effective February 22, 2004</span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000003">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0"> 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    </span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000004">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">    </span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0-000004">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">(1)</span><span class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f008ea4-d587-47d8-bb6b-2e41154152cb000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>