<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.s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0 { 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.s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80e000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000003 { 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="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04:19"><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000000">44:05:04:19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001">.  </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001">N</span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001">onmedical equipment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0"> </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">Each ground ambulance must be equipped with t</span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">he following nonmedical equipment:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    (1)  One five-pound dry chemical multi-use handheld fire extinguisher approved by Underwriters Laboratories and certified by an independent fire extinguisher company within the past calendar year, mounted for easy access;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    (2)  </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">An e</span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">mergency response handbook;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    (3)  Reflective non-igniting warning devices to mark road hazards;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    (4)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">"No Smoking" sign permanently affixed in the front and </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">patient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0"> compartments; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    (5)  </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">Working seatbelts and safety</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0"> restraints for patient, crew, and family.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0"> 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 34 SDR 201, effective January 31, 2008; 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">    </span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">(1)</span><span class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s721858b4-f249-46b7-925e-eb76b155d80e000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>