SDCL § 36-4B-16.3: Permitted practice--Emergency medical responders.

An emergency medical responder may:

(1) Provide initial emergency care, consisting of first aid and basic life support to a patient at the scene of an emergency; and

(2) Assist an emergency medical technician or advanced life support personnel both at the scene of an emergency and during the transport of a patient to a medical facility.

An emergency medical responder may not make decisions independently regarding the appropriate disposition of a patient.