44:73:06:10.  Resident assessments. Each facility shall make a comprehensive assessment of the functional, medical, mental, nursing, and psychosocial needs of each resident.

    The facility shall use the resident assessment instrument described in the Long Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User's Manual, Version 1.19.1 or an instrument substantially equivalent as determined by the department.

    Source: 17 SDR 122, effective February 24, 1991, and April 1, 1991; transferred from § 44:04:04:13, 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; transferred from § 44:04:06:15, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024.

    General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.

    Reference: Long Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User's Manual, Version 1.19.1, October 2024. Copies may be obtained at no cost at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/finalmds-30-rai-manual-v1191october2024.pdf.