<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.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0 { 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.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000003 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004 { 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="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:05:11"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000000">44:05:05:11</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000001">.  Required personnel during transport.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">An air ambulance licensed in this state must have at least one paramedic and one registered nurse on all transports</span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    A physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> registered respiratory therapist</span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> who is currently licensed in </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">this state,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> may replace one or both </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> on any </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">air ambulance </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">transport.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> 16 SDR 147, effective March 18, 1990; 20 SDR 204, effective June 9, 1994; 30 SDR 125, effective February 22, 2004; 34 SDR 201, effective January 31, 2008; 41 SDR 218, effective July 1, 2015; 44 SDR 17, effective August 7, 2017</span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000003">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">34-11-5</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">34-11-5</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    Advanced life support personnel, SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">36-4B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">, art </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:61"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">20:61</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    Physicians and surgeons, SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">36-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">, art </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:47"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">20:47</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    Physician assistants, SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4A"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">36-4A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">, art </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:52"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">20:52</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    Respiratory care practitioners, SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4C"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">36-4C</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">, art </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:70"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">20:70</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    Registered and practical nurses, SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">36-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">, art </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">20:48</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">    </span><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">Certified n</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">urse practitioners and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">certified nurse </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">midwives, SDCL </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9A"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">36-9A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">, art </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:62"><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0-000004">20:62</span></a><span class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf3ab9753-2188-4e57-914b-43f7b7844429000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>