S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4B-16 (2026)
Permitted practice--Emergency medical technician-intermediate/99.
SL 1978, ch 269 , § 16; SL 1983, ch 268 ; SL 1987, ch 268 , § 5; SL 2003, ch 198 , § 4; SL 2024, ch 153 , § 11.
An emergency medical technician-intermediate/99 may:
- (1) Respond to, assess, and triage non-urgent, urgent, and emergent requests for medical care;
- (2) Apply basic and focused advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care transportation;
- (3) Perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found in an ambulance;
- (4) Perform intravenous cannulation for shock management;
- (5) Administer medications approved by the board; and
- (6) Perform other advanced skills approved by the board.
Source: SL 1978, ch 269 , § 16; SL 1983, ch 268 ; SL 1987, ch 268 , § 5; SL 2003, ch 198 , § 4; SL 2024, ch 153 , § 11.