44:79:03:01.  Fire safety code requirements. Each hospice shall meet applicable fire safety standards in NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2000 edition.

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

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

          Reference: NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2000 edition, National Fire Protection Association. Copies may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101. Phone: 1-800-344-3555. Cost: $ 93.00.

          44:79:03:02.  General fire safety. Each hospice shall be constructed, arranged, equipped, maintained, and operated to avoid undue danger to the lives and safety of its occupants from fire, smoke, fumes, or resulting panic during the period of time reasonably necessary for escape from the structure in case of fire or other emergency. The fire alarm system shall be sounded each month. At least two staff members shall be on duty at all times. In a multilevel hospice, at least one staff member shall be on duty on each floor containing occupied beds.

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

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(3).

          Cross-Reference: Fire safety code requirements, § 44:79:03:01.

          44:79:03:03.  Detached structures. A detached structure or auxiliary building used for combustible storage or vehicle parking built adjacent to, but not directly attached to, a hospice shall either be separated from the facility by a minimum distance of 20 feet, equipped with automatic sprinkler protection, or provided with two-hour fire rated separation.

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

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(1) and (3).

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(1) and (3).