Filed as: SD Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners - EMS Personnel
South Dakota paramedics can now earn a community paramedic endorsement by completing a board-approved program with 114 didactic hours and 196 clinical hours, allowing them to provide preventative and primary care services in community settings under a physician's medical supervision. The state is also renaming "ambulance drivers" to "ambulance operators" throughout its regulations and updating the scope of practice guide to reflect new medication administration methods and medications for all EMS personnel levels, effective March 21, 2025. Ambulance operator certification renewal timing has been clarified to occur on or before April 30th in the second calendar year after issuance and every two years thereafter, and reinstatement fees for lapsed licenses within twelve months now match the standard licensure renewal fees instead of charging a flat $100. Additionally, advanced life support personnel must now notify the board in writing if their medical supervision agreement ends and cannot practice without an approved agreement in place.
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Update EMS personnel scope, enact a community paramedic endorsement, and update language regarding ambulance drivers and supervision requirements.
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