<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:05:05:26"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000000">44:05:05:26</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">.  Replacement or addition of air ambulance.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">44:05:04</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">44:05:04</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">, prior to the department's inspection.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3f000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">51 SDR 36, effective September 30, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">34-11-5</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-5"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">34-11-5</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">(1), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-11-8"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0-000002">34-11-8</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3fP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s37011d09-1a89-41a4-ae79-931c4298aa3f000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>