36-4B-15. Medical supervision--Direct and indirect control--Hardship exemption.Except as otherwise provided in this section, emergency medical services personnel must, through the use of direct and indirect control, be supervised by a physician licensed in accordance with chapter 36-4.If emergency medical services personnel are affiliated with an ambulance service that has been granted a hardship exemption in accordance with chapter 34-11, the personnel must, through the use of direct and indirect control, be supervised by a:(1)Physician licensed in accordance with chapter 36-4;(2)Physician assistant licensed in accordance with chapter 36-4A; or(3)Nurse practitioner licensed in accordance with chapter 36-9A.A physician, or a physician assistant or nurse practitioner if the ambulance service has been granted a hardship exemption, must oversee the practice and review the patient care reports of the emergency medical services personnel. Source: SL 1978, ch 269, §3; SL 2022, ch 144, §2; SL 2024, ch 153, §10.
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