Title 34, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

If no physician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4 is available and willing to serve as the medical director, the ambulance service may request a hardship exemption from the department that authorizes the ambulance service to have a program director. To request a hardship exemptio…

An ambulance operator must be eighteen years or older, possess a driver's license, and: (1) Be licensed as emergency medical services personnel in accordance with chapter 36-4B ; (2) Be a firefighter; (3) Be a law enforcement officer, as defined in § 23-3-27 ; or (4) Provide docu…

An air ambulance operator may use a ground ambulance to transport a patient between: (1) An acute care hospital and the airport at which the service maintains its ordinary and usual place of business; and (2) The airport at which the air ambulance operator maintains its ordinary …

An air ambulance operator may utilize the operator's ground ambulance for the transfer of a patient from one healthcare facility to another healthcare facility if: (1) The patient's attending medical practitioner determines that the patient requires a level of care that is not av…

The department may deny the issuance or renewal of a license issued under this chapter, and may suspend, revoke, or impose probation on a license issued under this chapter, for a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder. Source: SL 2024, ch 126 , …

Any party aggrieved by any act, ruling, or decision of the department acting pursuant to § 34-11-17 may appeal the act, ruling, or decision under the provisions of chapter 1-26 . Source: SL 2024, ch 126 , § 12.

A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 36-9 , may be employed by or serve as a volunteer for an ambulance service, provided that the nurse demonstrates competence in the skills, equipment, and medications used in the provision of emergency ca…

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) " Ambulance," a vehicle that has a driver compartment and a patient compartment, and carries the equipment and supplies needed for the provision of emergency care, by personnel licensed or certified in accordance with chapter 36-4B , or author…

A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, authorized by § 34-11-19 , is not liable for civil damages for any act or omission in connection with care provided on an ambulance run, unless the act or omission is inconsistent with the nurse's training, or the act or omission wa…

Before an ambulance service may be operated in this state, the service must be licensed by the department. In order to obtain licensure, the ambulance service must: (1) Complete and submit an application developed by the department; and (2) Submit a licensure fee established by t…

The department shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26 , relating to the licensure and operation of an ambulance service. The rules must include: (1) The medical equipment and supplies that must be on board each ambulance; (2) The maintenance requirements for medical equ…

Any information obtained by the staff of an ambulance service that contains a patient's name, address, diagnosis, treatment, or other personally identifiable information is confidential, except as authorized by law, and may not be published or disclosed without authorization from…

Each ambulance service shall provide electronic trip records to the department, at the time and in the manner directed by the department. The department shall set forth the required content for these records in rules promulgated in accordance with chapter 1-26 . The content must …

The department may inspect an ambulance service for compliance with this chapter. Source: SL 1974, ch 239 , § 2; SL 2004, ch 17 , § 206; SL 2015, ch 277 (Ex. Ord. 15-1), § 33, eff. Apr. 20, 2015; SL 2024, ch 126 , § 10.

The following are exempt from the provisions of §§ 34-11-2 to 34-11-8 , inclusive: (1) The occasional use of a privately owned vehicle or aircraft, not ordinarily used in the business of providing ambulance service or operating under the provisions of § 32-34-3 ; (2) A vehicle th…