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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-2 - Electors' petition for establishment of district--Number of signers required--Filing--Petition for hospital bond election.

34-10-2. Electors' petition for establishment of district--Number of signers required--Filing--Petition for hospital bond election.
Whenever a petition praying that a public hospital district be established signed by not less than ten percent of the resident electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed public hospital district, which petition shall definitely describe the boundaries of the proposed district and request that the territory within said boundaries be organized into a public hospital district, shall be filed with the county auditor of the county within which said district is situated, and a duplicate thereof with the county auditor of each county where the district extends in more than one county; the same shall be presented by said county auditor or auditors to the board or boards of county commissioners at the first ensuing regular, adjourned, or special meeting of said board or boards. A petition for a popular vote on the question of issuing hospital bonds may be submitted at the same time or at a separate election after formation of the district. The petition for a bond issue election shall be subject to the same requirements as a petition for the creation of a hospital district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B02; SL 1972, ch 15, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-3 - Election on district establishment and for trustees--Election officials and precincts.

34-10-3. Election on district establishment and for trustees--Election officials and precincts.
The board of county commissioners at the next regular, adjourned, or special session shall canvass the petition or petitions and if signed by the requisite number of resident electors, it shall order an election to be held in all voting precincts in the proposed district not less than forty nor more than sixty days from the date of such order, upon the question of the creation of the district and, subject to the creation thereof, for the election of seven trustees of such proposed district. It shall appoint from the resident electors of each voting precinct as established for the purpose of the last general election, and included within the boundaries of said proposed district, three judges and two clerks of election for each said voting precinct. If only a portion of a precinct as established under the general election laws is included in said district, the board shall have authority in its order calling said election to attach said territory to an adjacent precinct for the purpose of such election or to establish said area as a new precinct.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B03.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-4 - Joint action of county commissioners of two or more counties.

34-10-4. Joint action of county commissioners of two or more counties.
If the district extends into two or more counties, the boards of county commissioners shall, within thirty days after the filing of such petition, meet in joint session and canvass the same, and if found to be signed by the requisite number of resident electors in the district, they shall by joint action order such election and appoint judges and clerks of election as provided in §34-10-3. Such joint session and all subsequent joint sessions required by this chapter shall be held at the county seat of the county having the largest portion of its territory included within the boundaries of said proposed district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B04; SL 1972, ch 15, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-5 - Notice of election on establishment of district--General election laws applicable.

34-10-5. Notice of election on establishment of district--General election laws applicable.
The board, or, if in more than one county, the boards acting jointly, shall cause notice of said election to be given, setting forth the time and places of holding the same and the hours when the polls will open and close. Such notice shall be published for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation within the district. The last date of such publication shall not be less than ten days before the date of said election. The hours of opening and closing of the polls shall be in accordance with the laws relating to general elections and except as otherwise specified herein the general election laws shall govern the conduct of such elections, canvassing of the vote, and declaration of the results.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B05.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-6 - List of electors obtained from county auditors.

34-10-6. List of electors obtained from county auditors.
Before any election is held, the election board shall obtain from the county auditor or auditors a registration list for the area within the boundaries of the proposed district, which shall show the names of all qualified electors within the proposed district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B06.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-7 - Qualifications of electors on establishment of district.

34-10-7. Qualifications of electors on establishment of district.
Any person qualified as an elector under §12-3-1 and resident of the proposed hospital district shall be entitled to vote.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B08; SL 1972, ch 76, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-9 - Percentage of votes required for establishment of district--Commissioners' certification of result.

34-10-9. Percentage of votes required for establishment of district--Commissioners' certification of result.
In the event that sixty percent of the votes cast in each voting precinct or portion thereof, which is included in the proposed district, are in favor of the creation and establishment of said public hospital district, the board or boards of county commissioners shall within ten days after the election, by resolution certify such result and proceed with the organization of such district as specified in this chapter.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B09.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-10 - Annexation of territory by district--Petition, hearing, and order.

34-10-10. Annexation of territory by district--Petition, hearing, and order.
The boundaries of any public hospital district may be altered and outlying districts annexed from territory contiguous thereto in the following manner: a petition signed by sixty percent of the resident electors within the territory proposed to be annexed, designating the boundaries of such contiguous territory proposed to be annexed and asking that it be annexed to said public hospital district, shall be presented to the board of trustees. At the first regular meeting after the presentation of said petition, said board shall cause notice of said petition to be published in two successive issues of an official newspaper published in each county in which said district is situated prior to the date fixed by the board for a hearing of said petition, which date shall not be less than four weeks after the filing of such petition.
Upon the date fixed for such hearing or continuance thereof, said board shall take up and consider said petition and any objections which may be filed to the inclusion of any additional area or territory in said district. Said board shall have the power by order entered on its minutes to grant or deny said petition, and by order entered on its minutes to alter the boundaries of said hospital district and to annex thereto said area or territory described in said petition. This territory shall become and be a part of such public hospital district and shall be subject to the tax authorized by this chapter, together with the preexisting area of said district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §17; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B17.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-11 - Board of trustees to manage district.

34-10-11. Board of trustees to manage district.
Said public hospital district shall be governed and managed by a board of seven trustees elected by the persons within the district. The trustees must be elected from among the persons resident within said district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-12 - Terms of office of trustees--Election of first board.

34-10-12. Terms of office of trustees--Election of first board.
The hospital district trustees elected for the first board shall serve for terms commencing upon their being elected and qualified and all trustees shall serve until their respective successors be elected and qualified. The term of office shall be for four years, except that the terms of the first board shall be so arranged so as to be overlapping, with three members serving until the next regular election; and four members until the second next regular election two years hence. The first board shall be elected at the same election held upon the creation of the district, subject to the creation thereof, shall qualify upon the organization of the district, if created, and the trustees may be nominated and have their names upon the ballots upon the filing with the board or boards of county commissioners of a petition signed by any five qualified electors of the district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-13 - Nomination of trustees--Date and notice of elections.

34-10-13. Nomination of trustees--Date and notice of elections.
Any elector may sign as many nominating petitions for hospital district trustee as there are persons to be elected. All regular elections after the first shall be held on the primary election date specified in §12-2-1 and notice thereof shall be given as required by the laws relating to notice of primary elections.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B10.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-14 - Trustees unpaid--Vacancy on board--Records of actions.

34-10-14. Trustees unpaid--Vacancy on board--Records of actions.
The trustees of the hospital district shall serve without pay. A vacancy upon the board of trustees shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members and the appointee shall serve until the next ensuing regular election for trustees. The trustees shall keep accurate minutes and records of its actions which at all reasonable times shall be open for public inspection.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-15 - Rules, regulations, and bylaws of district--Officers--Place of business--Legal counsel.

34-10-15. Rules, regulations, and bylaws of district--Officers--Place of business--Legal counsel.
The trustees at their first meeting shall adopt rules, regulations, and bylaws deemed suitable and necessary for the government and management of the district. The trustees shall elect one of its members as chairman, one as treasurer, and one as secretary. The trustees shall designate a place of business in the district where the public hospital will be operated. The board shall have authority to employ legal counsel as may be necessary.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-16 - Power to acquire hospital facilities--Authorization, issuance and sale of bonds--Amount limited.

34-10-16. Power to acquire hospital facilities--Authorization, issuance and sale of bonds--Amount limited.
The district may purchase, construct, equip, lease, or otherwise acquire public hospital facilities and issue bonds for the cost thereof. All bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold by the board of trustees as provided in chapter 6-8B, except that no bonds may be issued in excess of five percent of the assessed valuation of all of the property within the district as established by the assessment rolls for the preceding year or in excess of any applicable constitutional debt limit.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §14; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B14; SL 1984, ch 43, §116.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-18 - Failure of bond issue on failure of district.

34-10-18. Failure of bond issue on failure of district.
If the bond issue receives sixty percent of the votes cast and the creation of the district fails to receive sixty percent of the votes cast under §34-10-9, the bond issue is deemed to have failed.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B09; SL 1984, ch 43, §117.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-21 - Tax levy for retirement of bonds.

34-10-21. Tax levy for retirement of bonds.
At the time bonds are issued pursuant to §34-10-16 the trustees shall by resolution provide for the levy of an irrepealable tax upon all of the property within the hospital district for the years and in the amounts, sufficient to pay the principal and interest when due, without limitations as to rate or amount and it shall be the duty of the board or boards of county commissioners to cause the levy to be made each year until the bonds are fully paid. All moneys received from the levies shall be used only for the retirement of bonds until the same are fully paid.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B12; SL 1984, ch 43, §117A.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-22 - Reduction of tax levy on payment of other moneys into debt service fund.

34-10-22. Reduction of tax levy on payment of other moneys into debt service fund.
If the board of trustees at any time shall transfer and irrevocably appropriate to the debt service fund maintained by it for the payment of bonds issued pursuant to §34-10-16 moneys received from sources other than tax levies pursuant to §34-10-21, it may in its discretion cause the amount so transferred to be certified to the county auditor, who shall thereupon reduce the levy to be spread upon the tax lists for collection in the following year by the amount so certified, or by much lesser amount as shall be directed by the board of trustees.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-23 - Payment of bonds when debt service fund insufficient--Reimbursement from subsequent tax levies--Additional levies.

34-10-23. Payment of bonds when debt service fund insufficient--Reimbursement from subsequent tax levies--Additional levies.
If the moneys in the debt service fund are at any time insufficient for the payment of principal and interest due on bonds of the district, such payment shall nevertheless be made from any other funds of the district available therefor, and such other funds may be reimbursed from tax levies subsequently collected. In the event that the tax initially levied is not collected in amounts sufficient to pay all principal and interest when due, additional taxes shall be levied by the board upon all taxable property within the district at the times and in the amounts required for such purpose, which levies shall not be subject to any limitation as to rate or amount.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §12; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B12.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-24 - Collection of taxes levied--Transfer of collections to district treasurer.

34-10-24. Collection of taxes levied--Transfer of collections to district treasurer.
The procedures for the collection of the tax shall be in accordance with the existing laws of the State of South Dakota. The funds collected under the tax levy shall be transferred to the treasurer of the hospital district by the county treasurer or county treasurers at the same time and in the manner as provided by law for the transfer of funds to treasurers of school districts.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §13; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-25 - Tax levy in lieu of bonds--Accumulation of construction fund--Election on use of fund.

34-10-25. Tax levy in lieu of bonds--Accumulation of construction fund--Election on use of fund.
In lieu of issuing bonds, the hospital district board may levy an annual tax not to exceed five mills for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, equipping, leasing, or otherwise acquiring and maintaining a hospital, and shall direct the treasurer of the district to place such moneys in a district construction fund. When a sufficient amount of money is accumulated in the district construction fund the board may proceed to purchase, construct, equip, lease, or otherwise acquire a hospital, except that the electors of the district shall first approve the purchase, construction, leasing, or other acquisition of a hospital by a majority of all votes cast on such issue. An election on such issue shall be called and held in the same manner as an election on a proposal to issue bonds.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §15; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B15.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-26 - Tax levy for operation and maintenance of hospital--Maximum levy.

34-10-26. Tax levy for operation and maintenance of hospital--Maximum levy.
The board of trustees of any public hospital district shall have authority to levy an annual tax not to exceed one dollar per thousand dollars of taxable valuation of all real and personal property taxable within said district for the purpose of operating and maintaining any hospital under the supervision and control of said board. Such levy shall be in addition and not subject to any levy limitations imposed by any other statute. Such tax shall be levied and collected as provided in §34-10-24.
Source:
SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B21 as enacted by SL 1967, ch 108.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-27 - Accounting for district funds--Disbursements.

34-10-27. Accounting for district funds--Disbursements.
The treasurer of the hospital district shall keep a detailed account of all tax moneys paid into the public hospital district fund, of all other moneys from any source received by the district, and of all payments and disbursements from the fund. Funds shall be paid out on warrants issued by the direction of the board of trustees, signed by the treasurer, and countersigned by the chairman of the board.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-28 - Lease of hospital facilities to others.

34-10-28. Lease of hospital facilities to others.
The board shall have authority to lease any hospital facilities of the district to persons and private or public corporations for the purpose of operation, provided that in the opinion of the board the needs of the community can best be served thereby.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §16; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B16.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-29 - Annual audit of district affairs--Report of audit.

34-10-29. Annual audit of district affairs--Report of audit.
The hospital district board, at the close of each year of business, shall cause an audit to be made by the State Department of Legislative Audit, or an auditor approved by the State Department of Legislative Audit of the books, records, and financial affairs of the district, and a written report of such audit shall be kept on file in the principal place of business of the district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B11.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-30 - Dissolution of district--Provision for indebtedness.

34-10-30. Dissolution of district--Provision for indebtedness.
At any time after five years from the date any public hospital district is created, such district may be dissolved following the same procedures for the establishment of the district, set forth in this chapter. However, such district shall not be dissolved if it is indebted in any amount beyond funds immediately available to extinguish all of the debts and obligations of such district.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §18; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B18.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 10 - Public Hospital Districts › Section 34-10-31 - Effective date of dissolution--Certification as to indebtedness.

34-10-31. Effective date of dissolution--Certification as to indebtedness.
A dissolution of a hospital district shall be effective for all purposes six months after the election determining same; provided that at or before such time the board of trustees certifies to the board or boards of county commissioners in whose territory said district is located that all debts and obligations of the district are paid, discharged, or irrevocably settled, together with legal proof thereof.
Source:
SL 1959, ch 135, §18; SDC Supp 1960, §27.19B18.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-1 - Service provided by counties and municipalities--Agreements for service--Licensing and regulation.

34-11-1. Service provided by counties and municipalities--Agreements for service--Licensing and regulation.
Any county or municipality may provide ambulance service and enter into agreements with other governmental subdivisions and with other persons for such services. Any county or municipality may appropriate funds for such purposes and may enter into an agreement with such other governmental subdivision or any competent person to furnish funds for such purposes on an annual basis as may mutually be agreed upon. The funds shall be paid to such person or political subdivision when a claim has been duly filed, audited, and allowed by the county or municipality. Any county or municipality may license and regulate persons providing such services.
Source:
SL 1967, ch 23, §1; SL 1968, ch 24, §1; SL 1992, ch 240, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-2 - Licensing of ambulance service--Definition of terms.

34-11-2. Licensing of ambulance service--Definition of terms.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Air ambulance," an aircraft, fixed wing, or helicopter, that is designated or can be quickly modified to provide transportation of wounded, injured, sick, invalid, or incapacitated human beings or expectant mothers;
(2)"Ambulance," a vehicle for emergency care with a driver compartment and a patient compartment, carrying all equipment and supplies needed to provide emergency medical technician-basic level emergency care at the scene and enroute to an appropriate medical facility;
(3)"Ambulance service," any person or organization licensed to provide emergency medical services and patient transport;
(4)"Emergency medical responder," any person certified by the Department of Health trained to provide simple, noninvasive care focused on lifesaving interventions for critical patients. The emergency medical responder renders on site emergency care while awaiting additional emergency medical services response from an emergency medical technician or higher level personnel. An emergency medical responder may not make decisions independently regarding the appropriate disposition of a patient;
(5)"Emergency medical technician" any person trained in emergency medical care in accordance with standards prescribed by rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter, who provides emergency medical services, including automated external defibrillation under indirect medical control, in accordance with the person's level of training;
(6)"License," the permit to provide ambulance service;
(7)"Licensing agency," the Department of Health;
(8)"Medical director," a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4 who is responsible for providing medical supervision and direction to an ambulance service; and
(9)"Operator," any person or entity who has a license from the licensing agency to provide ambulance service.
Source: SL 1974, ch 239, §1; SL 1989, ch 287, §1; SL 1992, ch 240, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §199; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2017, ch 148, §1; SL 2022, ch 102, §3; SL 2022, ch 145, §4.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-3 - Unlicensed ambulance service prohibited.

34-11-3. Unlicensed ambulance service prohibited.
No ambulance service shall be operated in this state unless the ambulance service has a currently valid license from the licensing agency to provide such service.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §3.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-4 - Application for license--Fee--Issuance--Duration.

34-11-4. Application for license--Fee--Issuance--Duration.
The licensing agency shall provide application forms for the providing of ambulance service. A fee of not more than twenty-five dollars shall accompany each application, except for applications from state agencies. The licensing agency shall issue a license to any ambulance service which makes application to the agency providing such service complies with §§34-11-2 to 34-11-10, inclusive. A license shall be valid for a period of not more than two years.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-5 - Promulgation of rules relating to operation of ambulance services.

34-11-5. Promulgation of rules relating to operation of ambulance services.
The Department of Health may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, relating to the operation of ambulance services including patient care, personnel, medical and maintenance equipment, sanitary conditions, and necessary supplies.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §§2, 4 (3); SL 1980, ch 238, §3; SL 1992, ch 240, §3; SL 2004, ch 17, §200; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2016, ch 170, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-5.1 - Patient information received by ambulance service is confidential.

34-11-5.1. Patient information received by ambulance service is confidential.
Any patient information identifying the patient's name, address, diagnosis, or treatment received by an ambulance service under the authority of this chapter is not a public record and is confidential, except for official purposes, and may not be published or disclosed without authorization from the patient or the patient's designee.
Source:
SL 1999, ch 169, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-5.2 - Certification of emergency medical responders.

34-11-5.2. Certification of emergency medical responders.
No person may practice as an emergency medical responder or represent oneself as an emergency medical responder unless the person possesses a certification from the department or holds a privilege to practice. The department shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the application, qualifications, issuance, and renewal of a certification of an emergency medical responder. A certification issued under this section shall be renewed every two years.
Source: SL 2017, ch 148, §2; SL 2022, ch 145, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-6 - Emergency care certification required for drivers and attendants.

34-11-6. Emergency care certification required for drivers and attendants.
No operator may provide ambulance service unless both the driver of the ambulance and the attendant on duty in the ambulance possess certification of completing an emergency care course approved by the Department of Health.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §4 (2); SL 1992, ch 240, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §201; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-6.1 - Denial, suspension or revocation of certification--Gross incompetence, unprofessional conduct, dishonorable conduct to be defined--Acts occurring before July 1, 2006.

34-11-6.1. Denial, suspension or revocation of certification--Gross incompetence, unprofessional conduct, dishonorable conduct to be defined--Acts occurring before July 1, 2006.
The Department of Health may deny the issuance or renewal of a certification or suspend or revoke the certification of any driver or attendant certified pursuant to §34-11-6 upon satisfactory proof of the person's gross incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, including acts of gross incompetence, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct occurring before July 1, 2006. For the purposes of this section, the Department of Health shall define, in rules pursuant to chapter 1-26, the terms, gross incompetence, unprofessional conduct, and dishonorable conduct.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 178, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §202; SL 2006, ch 178, §1; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-6.2 - Appeal of denial, suspension or revocation.

34-11-6.2. Appeal of denial, suspension or revocation.
Any party feeling aggrieved by any act, ruling, or decision of the Department of Health acting pursuant to §34-11-6.1 may appeal such act, ruling, or decision under the provisions of chapter 1-26.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 178, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §203; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-6.3 - Suspension of certification for mental incompetence--Restoration--Establishment of rules.

34-11-6.3. Suspension of certification for mental incompetence--Restoration--Establishment of rules.
If a person holding a certification pursuant to §34-11-6 is adjudged to be mentally incompetent by final order or adjudication of a court of competent jurisdiction, the Department of Health shall suspend such person's certification pursuant to chapter 1-26. The suspension shall continue until the person holding the certification is found or adjudged by such court to be restored to reason. The Department of Health may establish, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, probationary conditions that it deems necessary for the best interest of the person holding the certification.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 178, §3; SL 2004, ch 17, §204; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-6.4 - Reissuance of certification--Conditions.

34-11-6.4. Reissuance of certification--Conditions.
Upon application, the Department of Health may reissue a certification issued pursuant to §34-11-6 that has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked. A reissuance of a certification that has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked may not be made prior to one year after the cancellation, suspension, or revocation. The Department of Health may, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, provide for the manner, form, and condition for the reissuance of any certification pursuant to this section.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 178, §4; SL 2004, ch 17, §205; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-6.5 - Emergency medical technicians--Background check required.

34-11-6.5. Emergency medical technicians--Background check required.
In addition to the requirements of §34-11-6, each applicant for emergency medical technician certification must submit to a state and federal criminal background check. The applicant must submit a full set of the applicant's fingerprints to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department. The department shall submit the applicant's fingerprints to the Division of Criminal Investigation to conduct a criminal background check by the division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The applicant must sign a release of information to the department, and pay any fee charged for the cost of fingerprinting or conducting the background check.
Upon completion of the background check, the division shall deliver to the department all criminal history record information regarding the applicant, and the department shall consider this information in its determination to issue a certification to the applicant. The department may not issue a certification to an applicant before receiving this information. The department may only disseminate an applicant's information to a person employed by the department.
The department may require any certified emergency medical technician who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation to submit to a state and federal background check. The department may deny the issuance of, suspend, or revoke a certification for failure to submit to or cooperate with a background check.
Source: SL 2022, ch 145, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-7 - Trip records required.

34-11-7. Trip records required.
Each operator shall record each trip on forms designated by the licensing agency and copies submitted to the department monthly. These records shall be maintained for a period of four years and upon request be made available to the department for inspection.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §4 (1); SL 1992, ch 240, §5.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-8 - Vehicle equipment regulation unaffected.

34-11-8. Vehicle equipment regulation unaffected.
No provision of §§34-11-2 to 34-11-10, inclusive, nor any regulation adopted pursuant to said sections shall be construed as limiting any other provision of law delegating to the Department of Health the authority to regulate and inspect the warning lights, siren, brakes, and mechanical adequacy and safety of ambulances.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §2; SL 2004, ch 17, §206; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-9 - Exemptions from license requirements.

34-11-9. Exemptions from license requirements.
The following are exempt from the provisions of §§34-11-2 to 34-11-10, inclusive:
(1)The occasional use of a privately owned vehicle or aircraft not ordinarily used in the business of ambulance service or operating under provisions of §32-34-3;
(2)A vehicle rendering services as an ambulance in case of major catastrophe or emergency when ambulance services based in the localities of the catastrophe or emergency are insufficient or unavailable to render the services required;
(3)Ambulance services based outside the state, except that any such ambulance service receiving a patient within this state for transport to a location within this state shall comply with §§34-11-2 to 34-11-10, inclusive, unless such transport is a medical emergency;
(4)Vehicles owned and operated by rescue squads which are not regularly used as ambulances except as part of rescue operations;
(5)Ambulances owned and operated by agencies of the United States government;
(6)Coach services engaged by prior appointment in the transportation of infirm or disabled individuals not requiring emergency medical care in transit.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §6; SL 1982, ch 259, §33; SL 1989, ch 287, §2; SL 1992, ch 240, §6.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-10 - Violation as misdemeanor--Suspension or revocation of license.

34-11-10. Violation as misdemeanor--Suspension or revocation of license.
Any person violating the provisions of §§34-11-2 to 34-11-9, inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A violation is also grounds, upon hearing held pursuant to chapter 1-26, for suspension or revocation of any prior authorized license.
Source:
SL 1974, ch 239, §7; SL 1977, ch 190, §13.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-11 - Development of quality assurance program for advanced life support providers--Requirements--Reviews--Reports.

34-11-11. Development of quality assurance program for advanced life support providers--Requirements--Reviews--Reports.
Any ambulance service that provides advanced life support shall conduct a quality assurance program. The quality assurance program shall include, at a minimum, a review of the appropriate use of oxygen therapy, the appropriate use of intravenous therapy, medication administration, and the appropriate use of cardiac monitors. The Department of Health shall develop a quality assurance program that meets the requirements of this section. The ambulance service may use the program developed by the department or the ambulance service may develop its own quality assurance program. The ambulance service shall compile the quality assurance reviews into an annual report, which shall be kept on file for at least three years and made available to the Department of Health upon request.
Source:
SL 2003, ch 179, §1; SL 2004, ch 17, §207; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), §33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-12 - Minimum personnel required on ambulance run.

34-11-12. Minimum personnel required on ambulance run.
The minimum personnel required on each ambulance run includes:
(1)One emergency medical technician certified by the Department of Health or an advanced life support personnel licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4B; and
(2)One driver who meets the requirements established by the Department of Health pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to §34-11-5.
Source:
SL 2016, ch 170, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-13 - Ambulances equipped with epinephrine--Statewide protocols.

34-11-13. Ambulances equipped with epinephrine--Statewide protocols.
Any ambulance service licensed pursuant to this chapter may be equipped with single-dose epinephrine. The department shall adopt statewide protocols for the administration of epinephrine. A copy of the protocols, signed by the medical director of the ambulance service, must be carried in any ambulance equipped with epinephrine. Any emergency medical technician who has received training approved by the department may, pursuant to the protocols, administer epinephrine.
Source: SL 2022, ch 102, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11 - Ambulance Service › Section 34-11-14 - Ambulances equipped with supraglottic airway devices--Statewide protocols.

34-11-14. Ambulances equipped with supraglottic airway devices--Statewide protocols.
Any ambulance service licensed pursuant to this chapter may be equipped with a supraglottic airway device. The department shall adopt statewide protocols for the use of supraglottic airway devices. A copy of the protocols, signed by the medical director of the ambulance service, must be carried in any ambulance equipped with a supraglottic airway device. Any emergency medical technician who has received training approved by the department may, pursuant to the protocols, utilize a supraglottic airway device.
Source: SL 2022, ch 102, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-1 - Petition by voters or resolution by county commissioners for establishment of district.

34-11A-1. Petition by voters or resolution by county commissioners for establishment of district.
If persons in any rural territory request to form, organize, establish, equip, and maintain an ambulance district, the petition shall be presented to the county auditor of each county in which the territory is situated setting forth their desires and purposes. Alternatively, the board of county commissioners in each county where the ambulance district would be situated may initiate formation of the district by resolution.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §1; SL 1998, ch 36, §19; SL 2003, ch 181, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-2 - Requirement for inclusion of municipality in district.

34-11A-2. Requirement for inclusion of municipality in district.
Any municipality located within the area may be included in the ambulance district if at least twenty percent of the number of registered voters within the municipality voting in the last gubernatorial election sign a separate petition from that municipality, or if the governing body of the municipality establishes intent by passing a resolution so indicating.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §2; SL 1992 ch 60, §2; SL 1998, ch 36, §20; SL 2002, ch 144, §3; SL 2007, ch 191, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-3 - Contents of petition or resolution.

34-11A-3. Contents of petition or resolution.
The petition shall contain the suggested name of the proposed district, the area to be included, and a complete description according to government survey, if possible, of the boundaries of the real properties intended to be embraced in the proposed ambulance district. The petitioners shall also present to the county auditor a plat or map showing the suggested boundaries of the proposed district and shall deposit with the county auditor a sum sufficient to defray the expenses of publishing the notices required by §§34-11A-6 and 6-16-4.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §3; SL 1998, ch 36, §21; SL 2003, ch 181, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-4 - Certification of petition--Designation of time and place for hearing.

34-11A-4. Certification of petition--Designation of time and place for hearing.
Upon the filing of petition in the office of the county auditor, the county auditor shall determine and certify that the petition has been signed by at least twenty percent of the number of registered voters voting in the last gubernatorial election within the proposed district. If the petition contains sufficient names, the county auditor shall designate a time and place for the petition or resolution of the county commissioners to be heard by the board of county commissioners.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §4; SL 1998, ch 36, §22; SL 2007, ch 191, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-5 - Two or more counties in proposed district--Procedure.

34-11A-5. Two or more counties in proposed district--Procedure.
If the proposed district is situated within two or more counties, the county auditor of the county containing the largest area, shall confer with the auditor of any other county concerned, and shall obtain a certificate as to the adequacy of the petitions or resolution pertaining to such county. Thereafter the auditor of the county containing the largest area shall designate a time and place for hearing before a joint meeting of the boards of county commissioners of all counties in which the proposed district is to be situated and shall give notice thereof by publication in a manner provided in §34-11A-6.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §5; SL 2000, ch 165, §1.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-6 - Notice of hearing.

34-11A-6. Notice of hearing.
Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication two weeks in the legal newspapers of each county affected, the last publication appearing at least seven days prior to the hearing and shall include a statement of the proposed boundaries as set forth in the petition.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §6; SL 1998, ch 36, §23.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-7 - Conduct of hearing--Order and filing of determination.

34-11A-7. Conduct of hearing--Order and filing of determination.
At the time and place so fixed, the board or boards of county commissioners shall meet, and all persons residing in or owning taxable property within the proposed district shall have an opportunity to be heard respecting the formation of such district or the location of the boundaries thereof. Thereupon the board or boards of county commissioners shall determine whether the proposed district is suited to the ambulance service policy of the county, or each of such counties, as a whole, determine the boundaries of the proposed district, whether as suggested in the petition or otherwise, and make a written order of such determination which shall describe the boundaries of the district and be filed in the office of the county auditor or auditors of each county in which such district is situated.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §7.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-8 - Conduct of election.

34-11A-8. Conduct of election.
Following the filing of the order of the board of county commissioners, an election shall be conducted as provided in §§6-16-4 to 6-16-6, inclusive.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §8; SL 1998, ch 36, §24.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-12 - Board of directors--Election--Certain persons ineligible.

34-11A-12. Board of directors--Election--Certain persons ineligible.
Permanent organization shall be effected by the election of a board of directors consisting of not less than five residents of the district. No employee of the ambulance district may serve as a director.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §12; SL 2000, ch 165, §2.
2023 South Dakota Codified Laws › Title 34 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 11A - Ambulance Districts › Section 34-11A-13 - Board of directors--Meeting to elect officers.

34-11A-13. Board of directors--Meeting to elect officers.
The board of directors shall meet as soon after the organizational meeting as possible to elect a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer.
Source:
SL 1982, ch 259, §13.