<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.s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0 { 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.s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:18:11"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000000">20:48:18:11</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000001">.  Certified nurse aide training program  Withdrawal of approval.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">In accordance with SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">1-26</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">, the board may withdraw approval of a nurse aide training program if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">(1)  </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">Program personnel refuse to permit the site visit required in §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:18:10"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">20:48:18:10</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">The program fails to meet the nurse aide training program requirements in §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:18:02"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">20:48:18:02</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">The program fails to maintain a seventy-five percent pass rate for the students taking the certified nurse aide competency assessment program knowledge exam and skills evaluation from the previous two years</span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">The nursing facility received notice from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the facility is prohibited from having a state-approved nurse aide training program and competency evaluation program, pursuant to 42 C.F.R. §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">483.151 (October 4, 2016); or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    (5)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">The nursing facility received adverse action by the South Dakota Department of Health, pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-19"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">34-12-19</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">A student enrolled in a training program whose approval is withdrawn may complete that program's training program to meet the requirement in subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:48:16:12"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">20:48:16:12</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">(3) to register as a certified nurse aide</span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">52 SDR 24, effective September 8, 2025</span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">36-9-21</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">    </span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-9-21"><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0-000002">36-9-21</span></a><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">(5)</span><span class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s869f210f-1546-4d8c-a6ed-5150f5097b23000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>