SDCL § 36-4B-17: Permitted practice--Paramedics.

A paramedic may:

(1) Respond to, assess, and triage nonurgent, urgent, and emergent requests for medical care;

(2) Apply basic and focused advanced knowledge and skills necessary to determine patient physiologic, psychological, and psychosocial needs;

(3) Perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found in an ambulance, including diagnostic equipment approved by an ambulance service medical director;

(4) Administer medications approved by the board;

(5) Provide specialized interfacility care during patient transport; and

(6) Perform other advanced skills approved by the board.