{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4b-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-4B-17","heading":"Permitted practice--Paramedics.","body":"A paramedic may:\n(1) Respond to, assess, and triage nonurgent, urgent, and emergent requests for medical care;\n(2) Apply basic and focused advanced knowledge and skills necessary to determine patient physiologic, psychological, and psychosocial needs;\n(3) Perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found in an ambulance, including diagnostic equipment approved by an ambulance service medical director;\n(4) Administer medications approved by the board;\n(5) Provide specialized interfacility care during patient transport; and\n(6) Perform other advanced skills approved by the board.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-4B. ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-4B-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3480bb26649861c52b4d07f06224ff9fe806018506eddf488ad896f328169cf7","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4b-16.4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-4b-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}