{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-50-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-50-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Critical incident stress,\" the acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience by providing services during a critical incident, crisis, disaster, or emergency. Critical incident stress is a strong emotional, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with normal functioning, such as:\n(a) Physical, mental, or emotional illness;\n(b) Failure of usual coping mechanisms;\n(c) Loss of interest in the job or in usual social relationships;\n(d) Personality changes; or\n(e) Loss of ability to function;\n(2) \"Critical incident stress management,\" any consultation, incident briefing and debriefing, on-site crisis intervention, counseling, risk assessment, case management services, harm prevention, and referral, provided to an emergency service provider affected by critical incident stress by:\n(a) Any person designated by this state or a political subdivision of this state; or\n(b) A health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12;\n(3) \"Critical incident stress management team,\" any person who is:\n(a) Designated by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to provide professional critical incident stress management to an emergency service provider affected by critical incident stress; and\n(b) Certified by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a critical incident stress management provider;\n(4) \"Peer support team member,\" any person, who is:\n(a) A peer of the emergency service provider, designated by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to provide critical incident stress management services to the provider; and\n(b) Certified by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a critical incident stress management provider; and\n(5) \"Emergency service provider,\" any person who provides response services during a critical incident, by or on behalf of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility that is licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 and provides emergency medical services.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-50. STRESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-50-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"03d50d1c2a057111176db579cfa988fc97727ed03400c827bb16f6cf55e99bfc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-49-23","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-50-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}