20:48:01:01. Definitions. Terms defined in SDCL chapter 36-9 have the same meaning when used in this article. In addition, terms used in this article mean:
(1) "Clinical enrichment program," a program designed to provide supervised clinical experience based on the nursing process and offered by an employing institution or agency to nursing students outside a formal educational program;
(2) "Complex nursing situation," a situation in which the client's clinical and behavioral state is not predictable and rapid change in that state is reasonably anticipated;
(3) "Delegation," the transfer of the authority to a trained individual to perform a specific nursing task in a specific situation;
(4) "Direct supervision," supervision given by a registered nurse, advance practice registered nurse, licensed physician, or other licensed health care provider approved by the board, who is physically present in the immediate area where the client is being provided nursing service;
(5) "Licensee," a person who holds a license issued by the board or privilege to practice as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist;
(6) "Nursing assistant," a person trained to assist a licensed nurse and function in a supportive role, regardless of title, and to whom a nursing task may be delegated;
(7) "Registrant," a person who is registered by the board as an unlicensed nursing assistant under chapter 20:48:16; and
(8) "Stable nursing situation," a situation in which the client's clinical and behavioral state is known and predictable and no rapid change in that state is reasonably anticipated.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 3 SDR 35, effective November 11, 1976; 4 SDR 26, effective November 1, 1977; 6 SDR 88, effective March 3, 1980; 12 SDR 109, effective January 9, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 175, effective May 28, 1987; 21 SDR 13, effective August 7, 1994; 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 41 SDR 12, effective July 31, 2014; 44 SDR 81, effective November 6, 2017; 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018; 49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022; 50 SDR 69, effective December 10, 2023.
General Authority: SDCL 36-9-21(1)(2)(4)(7).
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-9-1.1, 36-9-3(7)(11), 36-9-4(9), 36-9-67.1.
