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1		-	25.785.11 100th Legislative Session HCR6007
	1	+	25.785.10 100th Legislative Session HCR6007
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4	4		2025 South Dakota Legislature
5	5		House Concurrent Resolution
6	6		6007
7		-	ENROLLED
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9		-	AN ACT
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12		-	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Recognizing emergency medical services personnel
13		-	and supporting efforts to acknowledge emergency medical service as an
14		-	essential public service.
15		-	WHEREAS, emergency medical services personnel play a critical role in public health and
16		-	safety by providing lifesaving care to and medical transportation for individuals experiencing
17		-	medical emergencies, often operating on the frontlines of healthcare; and
18		-	WHEREAS, timely access to emergency medical services significantly improves patient
19		-	outcomes and reduces preventable deaths, particularly in rural areas with limited healthcare
20		-	access; and
21		-	WHEREAS, despite the vital role of emergency medical services personnel, many
22		-	jurisdictions within this state lack stable funding or the necessary workforce to sustain
23		-	emergency medical services operations, relying instead on a dwindling volunteer labor force;
24		-	and
25		-	WHEREAS, while the importance of emergency medical services is widely recognized,
26		-	counties and municipalities are not required by law to maintain service within their
27		-	jurisdictions; and
28		-	WHEREAS, emergency medical services should be recognized as an essential public
29		-	service, reinforcing its fundamental role in healthcare and importance to the public interest;
30		-	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the One
31		-	Hundredth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the
32		-	Legislature recognizes the vital, lifesaving care provided by emergency medical services
33		-	personnel, and supports efforts to prioritize emergency medical service as an essential public
34		-	service. 25.785.11 2 HCR6007
35		-	HCR6007 ENROLLED
36		-	Adopted by the House of Representatives, February 6, 2025
37		-	Concurred in by the Senate, February 11, 2025
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43		-	_____________________ _____________________
44		-	Jon Hansen Patricia Miller
45		-	Speaker of the House Chief Clerk
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	13	+	Introduced by: Representative Andera
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51		-	_____________________ _____________________
52		-	Chris Karr Peggy Laurenz
53		-	President Pro Tempore Secretary of the Senate
54		-	of the Senate
	15	+	Underscores indicate new language.
	16	+	Overstrikes indicate deleted language.
	17	+	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Recognizing emergency medical services personnel 1
	18	+	and supporting efforts to acknowledge emergency medical service as an 2
	19	+	essential public service. 3
	20	+	WHEREAS, emergency medical services personnel play a critical role in public health and 4
	21	+	safety by providing lifesaving care to and medical transportation for individuals experiencing 5
	22	+	medical emergencies, often operating on the frontlines of healthcare; and 6
	23	+	WHEREAS, timely access to emergency medical services significantly improves patient 7
	24	+	outcomes and reduces preventable deaths, particularly in rural areas with limited healthcare 8
	25	+	access; and 9
	26	+	WHEREAS, despite the vital role of emergency medical services personnel, many 10
	27	+	jurisdictions within this state lack stable funding or the necessary workforce to sustain 11
	28	+	emergency medical services operations, relying instead on a dwindling volunteer labor force; 12
	29	+	and 13
	30	+	WHEREAS, while the importance of emergency medical services is widely recognized, 14
	31	+	counties and municipalities are not required by law to maintain service within their 15
	32	+	jurisdictions; and 16
	33	+	WHEREAS, emergency medical services should be recognized as an essential public 17
	34	+	service, reinforcing its fundamental role in healthcare and importance to the public interest; 18
	35	+	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the One 19
	36	+	Hundredth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the 20
	37	+	Legislature recognizes the vital, lifesaving care provided by emergency medical services 21
	38	+	personnel, and supports efforts to prioritize emergency medical service as an essential public 22
	39	+	service. 23