<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.s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0 { 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.s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000003 { 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="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:61:03:01"><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000000">20:61:03:01</span></a><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000001">.  Continuing education requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">To qualify for renewal of a license, an </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">applicant for renewal must maintain current certification with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians or complete the number of continuing education hours required for the type of licensure the applicant holds, as follows</span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">(1)  </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">Emergency medical responder, eight hours in basic life support studies</span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">Emergency medical technician, twenty hours in basic life support studies</span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    (3)  Emergency medical technician-intermediate/85, forty hours in advanced life support studies;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    (4)  Emergency medical technician-intermediate/99, sixty hours in advanced life support studies;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    (5)  Advanced emergency medical technician, forty hours in advanced life support studies; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    (6)  Paramedic, sixty hours in advanced life support studies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0"> </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">51 SDR 56, effective November 19, 2024</span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-35"><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000003">36-4B-35</span></a><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">    </span><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-4B-26"><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0-000003">36-4B-26</span></a><span class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s86242297-6557-4eae-a187-2c1496636a25000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>