44:76:04:08.  Admissions of patients. The governing body of the facility shall establish and maintain admission, assessment, transfer, and discharge policies, with written evidence to assure the patients admitted are within the licensure classification of the facility or its distinct part. The facility may admit, 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).