{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4b-16.3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-4B-16.3","heading":"Permitted practice--Emergency medical responders.","body":"An emergency medical responder may:\n(1) Provide initial emergency care, consisting of first aid and basic life support to a patient at the scene of an emergency; and\n(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.\nAn emergency medical responder may not make decisions independently regarding the appropriate disposition of a patient.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-4B. ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-4B-16.3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"fee5b08e99d8f12a4dbc9cfb6cf7fa04dff4c34f6fd59c2458487d42dfbaa456","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4b-16.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4b-16.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}