<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.s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0 { 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.s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9ac000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000003 { 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="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:25:03"><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000000">67:16:25:03</span></a><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000001">.  Rate of payment -- Ground and air ambulance services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0"> The rate of payment for ground or air ambulance service is the base fee, loaded mileage, and other medically necessary covered services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9ac000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">    Payment is limited to the lesser of the provider's usual and customary charge or the fee contained on the department's fee schedule website.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9ac000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">    The procedures and associated rates of payment are subject to review and amendment under the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:01:28"><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000003">67:16:01:28</span></a><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9ac000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">    </span><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0"> 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 11 SDR 26, effective August 21, 1984; 16 SDR 234, effective July 1, 1990; 17 SDR 201, effective July 1, 1991; 21 SDR 68, effective October 13, 1994; 22 SDR 94, effective January 10, 1996; 26 SDR 157, effective June 7, 2000; 28 SDR 166, effective June 12, 2002; 35 SDR 253, effective May 12, 2009; 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">    </span><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">    </span><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000003">28-6-</span><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0-000003">1</span></a><span class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acC0">.1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9acP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s29fc26d4-a43c-4ce1-9074-03098d12a9ac000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>