<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.s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0 { 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.s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3f000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:05:26"><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000000">44:05:05:26</span></a><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">.  Replacement or addition of air ambulance.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">If an ambulance service purchases, leases, or rents a new or used air ambulance for the purpose of replacing an ambulance or adding to an existing fleet, the ambulance service must notify the department within five business days of the ambulance being ready for service. The department shall then inspect the air ambulance within twenty business days of notification for compliance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04"><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">44:05:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">. The ambulance service may use the air ambulance, if fully equipped pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:04"><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">44:05:04</span></a><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">, prior to the department's inspection.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3f000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> </span><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">34-11-5</span></a><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">34-11-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">(1), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-8"><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">34-11-8</span></a><span class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3f000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>