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Commissioners & States

South Dakota

EMS Compact participating state. Commissioner: Margaret B. Hansen.

Margaret B. Hansen, EMS Compact Commissioner for South Dakota

Commissioner Margaret B. Hansen

Executive Director

South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners
101 N. Main Avenue
Suite 301
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: 605-367-7781
Certificate of Appointment, Commissioner Margaret B. Hansen
Certificate of Appointment, Commissioner Margaret B. Hansen

The EMS Compact Is State Law

South Dakota Codified Laws § 34-11C-1: Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact (REPLICA).
Read the state law.

The EMS Compact enables licensed EMS personnel to cross state borders using a privilege to practice in other EMS Compact participating states without obtaining a separate license. Marty Link was seated as South Dakota’s original Commissioner.

About South Dakota’s EMS System

In South Dakota, the REPLICA legislation was signed into law by Governor Kristi Noem on March 25, 2021. The EMS Compact law took effect on July 1, 2021.

National EMS Coordinated Database Status

  • ✅ South Dakota is fully integrated with NEMSCD

Retired Commissioners

  • Marty Link

    Marty Link

    Commissioner (Retired) Dates of Service 3/28/2022 - 7/11/2024

  • Whitney Burrows

    Whitney Burrows

View all retired Commissioners of the Commission →

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