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House passes emergency fix to clarify EMS supervision rule, restores $50 fee
Summary
The House unanimously approved House Bill 1014 to reverse an unintended July 1, 2024 change that could have criminalized unsupervised lifesaving care by emergency personnel and to reinstate a $50 licensing fee; the bill passed with the two-thirds emergency clause vote.
The South Dakota House on Jan. 8 passed House Bill 1014, an agency bill intended to correct an unintended change in codified law that took effect July 1, 2024. The bill passed with the emergency clause, requiring and receiving a two-thirds vote from the House.
Representative Manhart, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the prior statutory language, enacted last year, created an oversight that could have made it illegal for…
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