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South Dakota lawmakers not ready to call emergency medical services ‘essential’

Sen. Tim Reed, R-Brookings, asked a Senate committee to strike language from a bill he’s sponsored that would have required cities and counties to guarantee access to emergency medical services. The bill, which has advanced to the full Senate, would create a task force to study ways to fund services. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

State Senate panel creates task force to study ambulance funding

South Dakota doesn’t recognize emergency medical services as essential under state law, and that wouldn’t change under an ambulance bill…