2023 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 50 - Stress Management Services For Emergency Service Providers
Section 34-50-1 - Definitions.
34-50-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1)"Critical incident stress," the acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma that an emergency service provider may experience by providing services during a critical incident, crisis, disaster, or emergency. Critical incident stress is a strong emotional, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with normal functioning, such as:
(a)Physical, mental, or emotional illness;
(b)Failure of usual coping mechanisms;
(c)Loss of interest in the job or in usual social relationships;
(d)Personality changes; or
(e)Loss of ability to function;
(2)"Critical incident stress management," any consultation, incident briefing and debriefing, on-site crisis intervention, counseling, risk assessment, case management services, harm prevention, and referral, provided to an emergency service provider affected by critical incident stress by:
(a)Any person designated by this state or a political subdivision of this state; or
(b)A health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12;
(3)"Critical incident stress management team," any person who is:
(a)Designated by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to provide professional critical incident stress management to an emergency service provider affected by critical incident stress; and
(b)Certified by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a critical incident stress management provider;
(4)"Peer support team member," any person, who is:
(a)A peer of the emergency service provider, designated by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to provide critical incident stress management services to the provider; and
(b)Certified by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation as a critical incident stress management provider; and
(5)"Emergency service provider," any person who provides response services during a critical incident, by or on behalf of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a health care facility that is licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12 and provides emergency medical services.
Source: SL 2015, ch 187, §1; SL 2023, ch 130, §1.