PIERRE, (KCCR) — An interim legislative tasks force has concluded it’s work with the approval of two bill drafts that could set the stage for the regionalization of ambulance service in South Dakota. Draft Bill 84 would set up the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Senator and Chair of the Ambulance Funding Task Force Tim Reed…
Reed says it’s that committee that will determine what regionalization of ambulance service in South Dakota looks like…
The Task Force took public comment on the draft. Eric Erickson, on behalf of counties and cities had concerns over local input for ambulance funding…
The Task Force also approved Draft 83 focusing on provisions for Treatment in Place, where an ambulance arrives, crews perform a service then depart without transporting a patient.
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