44:75:04:07.  Admissions of patients. The governing body of the facility shall establish and maintain admission, transfer, and discharge policies, with written evidence to ensure the patients admitted to and retained in the facility are within the licensure classification of the facility or its distinct part. The facility may admit and retain, on the orders of a practitioner, only those patients for whom it can provide care safely and effectively.

          Source: 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(5).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(5).