<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.s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0 { 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.s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4c000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000003 { 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="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:05:12"><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000000">44:05:05:12</span></a><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000001">.  Required medical equipment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">An air ambulance must be equipped with the following medical equipment</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (1)  A patient litter or stretcher;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">2</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> stethoscope;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">3</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  A sphygmomanometer with adult, child, and infant cuffs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">4</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  Manual suction;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">5</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  One set of oropharyngeal airways </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> six sizes from infant through adult;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">6</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  One set of nasopharyngeal airways;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">7</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  A basic oxygen administration system, including a protective pressure gauge, a nongravity-dependent flow meter, a delivery tube, an oxygen mask, and a nasal cannula. The unit must be capable of achieving an oxygen delivery flow rate of at least </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> liters </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">per</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> minute for </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> minutes;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">8</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  A primary suction aspirator capable of providing a free air flow of at least </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">twenty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> liters </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">per</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> minute and achieving a minimum of </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">three hundred</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> millimeters of mercury vacuum within four seconds after clamping the suction tube;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">9</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  Mouth-to-mask artificial ventilation devices, suitable for use on infant through adult patients, with a supplemental oxygen inlet port. This may be replaced with adult and child bag-valve-masks;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">10</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">A minimum of t</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">wo intravenous (IV) bottle or bag holders </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">for securement</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> during transport;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">11</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> Endotracheal intubation equipment and supplies;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">12</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  Cardiac monitoring equipment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">13</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  Defibrillation equipment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">14</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  Air-to-medical facility radio communications;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">15</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  A portable drug container that includes drugs that have been ordered by the medical director of the air ambulance service; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    (</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">16</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">)  IV equipment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    All medical equipment required by this section must be configured and supplied for the patient being transported regardless of the patient's age.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> 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;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> 44 SDR 93, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">; 51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">    </span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0-000003">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">(1)</span><span class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0707c324-42ff-4f15-bb10-d85838e0aa4c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>