Air ambulance services must meet all of the following criteria:
- (1) The transportation must be medically necessary because of time, distance, emergency, or other factors or when transportation by any other means is contraindicated;
- (2) The transportation must be the result of a physician or other licensed practitioner's written orders requiring the specific level of air transportation for medical purposes; and
- (3) The provider must be licensed according to chapter 44:05:05 or licensed as an air ambulance in the state where the provider is located.
Source: 17 SDR 201, effective July 1, 1991; 35 SDR 253, effective May 12, 2009; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2)(4) .
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2)(4) .
Prior versions effective: 2009-05-12.