South Dakota will create a temporary task force to study how to fund emergency medical services for counties and municipalities and recommend legislative solutions by November 2026. The task force will examine funding mechanisms, ambulance payment policies, and how to potentially use Rural Health Transformation program funds for emergency services, then dissolve after submitting its report.
The amendment removed mandates requiring counties and municipalities to provide minimum emergency medical services and state rulemaking authority, replacing them with a study task force that must also review Rural Health Transformation program expenditures.
The amendment refined language describing task force duties, changing "funding mechanisms to support counties and municipalities in the provision" to "fund counties and municipalities for the provision" of emergency medical services.
The amendment added a new task force duty to examine policies for ambulance service payments, including reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services.
The bill number reference changed from 26.404.15 to 26.404.16, and formatting converted from engrossed markup style to enrolled bill format with signature pages added.
Signed by the Governor S.J. 549
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 488
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 530
Signed by the President S.J. 470
Senate Concurred in amendments Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 4. S.J. 443
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 5. H.J. 458
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0.
Health and Human Services Motion to amend
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Health and Human Services H.J. 262
First Reading House H.J. 238
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 27, NAYS 7. S.J. 184
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 184
Health and Human Services Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 7
Health and Human Services Motion to amend S.J. 7
Health and Human Services Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Health and Human Services S.J. 55
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Concurred in amendments
Do Pass Amended
Health and Human Services — Do Pass Amended
Do Pass Amended
Health and Human Services — Do Pass Amended