ENTITLED An Act to expand critical incident stress management to health care facility personnel providing emergency services.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That 34-50-1 be AMENDED:
34-50-1. 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.
An Act to expand critical incident stress management to health care facility personnel providing emergency services.
I certify that the attached Act originated in the:
Secretary of the Senate
President of the Senate
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Attest:
Chief Clerk
File No. ____ Chapter No. ______
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________,
2023 at ____________M.
By for the Governor
The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2023
ss. Office of the Secretary of State
Filed ____________, 2023 at _________ o'clock __M.
Secretary of State
By Asst. Secretary of State
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