<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000003 { color: black; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:01"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000000">20:48:04.01:01</span></a><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000001">.  General criteria for delegation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">A licensed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> registered nurse is responsible for the nature and quality of nursing care that a client receives under the nurse's direction. </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> licensed nurse may delegate selected nursing tasks to </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">a nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">. </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">A nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> may </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">not substitute for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> the licensed nurse in the performance of nursing functions. </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">A nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> may not redelegate a delegated </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">task</span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">A licensed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> nurse </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">shall assess</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> a situation and </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">determine whether delegating nursing tasks to a nursing assistant is appropriate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">. The delegation of nursing tasks to </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">a nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> must comply with the following criteria:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    (1)  The nursing task is one that a reasonable and prudent licensed nurse would find within the scope of sound nursing judgment to delegate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    (2)  The nursing task is one that, in the opinion of the delegating nurse, can be properly and safely performed by </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">a nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> without jeopardizing the client's welfare;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    (3)  The nursing task does not require </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">a nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> to exercise nursing judgment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    (4)  The licensed nurse evaluates the client's nursing care needs before delegating the nursing task;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    (5)  The licensed nurse verifies that the </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">nursing assistant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> is competent to perform the nursing task; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    (6)  The licensed nurse supervises the performance of the delegated nursing task in accordance with the requirements of §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000003"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:04.01:02"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">20:48:04.01:02</span></a><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> 21 SDR 13, effective August 7, 1994; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000</span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">; 49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022</span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-33A-2"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">13-33A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">    </span><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-33A-1"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">13-33A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-3"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">36-9-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-4"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">36-9-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">.1, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0-000004">36-9-21</span></a><span class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdb2da7e4-9039-41d3-86c8-4096efcf4db6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>