{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-11-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-11-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(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 authorized by § 34-11-19, at the scene of and enroute from an emergency;\n(2) \"Ambulance service,\" any person or organization that is licensed by the department to provide:\n(a) Emergency medical services at the scene of and enroute from an emergency;\n(b) Transportation of a patient from a medical facility to another medical facility;\n(c) Transportation of a patient from a medical facility to a non-medical facility; and\n(d) Transportation of a patient from a non-medical facility to a medical facility;\n(3) \"Department,\" the Department of Health;\n(4) \"Medical director,\" a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4 who is responsible for providing medical supervision and direction to an ambulance service; and\n(5) \"Program director,\" a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 36-4A, or a nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to chapter 36-9A, who is authorized by § 34-11-12.2 and is responsible for providing supervision and direction to an ambulance service in place of a medical director.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-11. AMBULANCE SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-11-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"ea66200069216537e1d97c73f6c99b5509cb4f943fc29199cecfe240ee0ab5a0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-11-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-11-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}