<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:05:04:21 Ambulance cleanliness and disinfection of patient use items.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:05:04:21"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:05:04:21 Ambulance cleanliness and disinfection of patient use items."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:05:04:21.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ambulance cleanliness and disinfection of patient use items.</b> An ambulance licensee must keep both the ambulance interior and exterior and the equipment clean and in working order. All blankets, linens, airways, oxygen masks, nasal cannulas, or other equipment coming in direct patient contact must be single-use, disposable, or cleaned, laundered, and disinfected after each use.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 2 SDR 26, effective October 9, 1975; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9,1994.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-11-5">34-11-5.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-11-5">34-11-5.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>