2023 Senate Bill 204 - SD Legislature expand critical incident stress management to health care facility personnel providing emergency services.

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: Senate as Bill No. 204 Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 204 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

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 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2023 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State