<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.s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0 { 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.s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106ea000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003 { 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="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:62:03:09"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">20</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">:</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">62</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">:</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">03</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">:</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000000">09</span></a><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000001">.  Management of patient records.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> For patient information controlled by a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">licensee or licensee's estate, a licensee shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">  </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">Provide copies of all medical records, reports, and x-rays upon the request of a patient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">or designee pursuant to SDCL </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">hapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-2"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">36-2</span></a><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">  </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">Have a plan in place to allow the transfer of active patient records to the patient or the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">patient's designee, legal guardian, a health care facility licensed under</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> SDCL</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">34-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> or a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">corporation organized for the purpose of owning and operating a health care clinic. If active</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">patient records cannot be so transferred, they shall be retained by the licensee or estate in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">possession of them or destroyed. Prior to any transfer or destruction of active patient records,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">reasonable notice of at least thirty days shall be given by mail to the patient, legal guardian, or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">the patient's designee at the last known address stating the proposed disposition of the records</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">and giving a deadline prior to which the records may be claimed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    Nothing in SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9A"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">36-9A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> or this article prevents a licensee from destroying records which</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">have become inactive or for which the whereabouts of the patient is no longer known to the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">licensee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> 45 SDR 9, effective July 30, 2018.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9A-41"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">36-9A-41</span></a><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">    </span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9A-12"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">36-9A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9A-13"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">36-9A-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9A-13"><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0-000003">36-9A-13</span></a><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">.</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">1</span><span class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3a911633-bb28-42c8-ba6e-0fadc9b106ea000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>