<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.sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0 { 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.sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04:23"><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000000">44:05:04:23</span></a><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000001">.  Disposal of medical waste.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">Each ground ambulance must be equipped with an impervious, rigid container that is securely sealed into which all sharp items exposed to blood or bodily fluids are placed for disposal in conformance with </span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">§</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=74:27:13:17"><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000002">74:27:13:17</span></a><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">    </span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0"> 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994</span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">    </span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000002">34-11-5</span></a><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">    </span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0-000002">34-11-5</span></a><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">(3)</span><span class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa1c651fb-2862-434a-9138-58fb3b54b136000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>