<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:16:25:04.04 Secure medical transportation -- Securement devices.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:16:25:04.04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:16:25:04.04 Secure medical transportation -- Securement devices."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {mso-style-link:"Body Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} span.BodyTextChar {mso-style-name:"Body Text Char"; mso-style-link:"Body Text"; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoBodyText>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:16:25:04.04.&nbsp;&nbsp;</b><b>Secure medical transportation -- Securement devices.</b> A vehicle used for secure medical transportation must be equipped with a securement device and an occupant restraint system for each occupant being transported. Each securement device must be installed and used according to the manufacturer's instructions. Each occupant restraint system must provide pelvic and upper torso restraint and must comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. &#167;&nbsp;571.222, S5.4.1 to S5.4.4, inclusive, as amended to April 1, 2017. The driver or the attendant must ensure that the occupant restraint system is fastened around the user before the driver sets the vehicle in motion.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The provisions for using a</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>n</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> occupant restraint system do not apply if the occupant possesses a written statement from a </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>physician or other licensed practitioner</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'> that the individual is unable for medical reasons to wear the occupant restraint system.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 83, effective December 15, 1998; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1(2)(4).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1(2)(4).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>