<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.s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0 { 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.s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000003 { 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="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:29:04"><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000000">67:16:29:04</span></a><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001">.  Limits on the provision of medical equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001"> and supplies</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> The provision of medical equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> and supplies to a recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> permitted when</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    (1)  The equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> and supplies</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">are</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> medically necessary</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> for the recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> according to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:01:06.02"><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000003">67:16:01:06.02</span></a><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    (2)  The equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> and supplies</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">are</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> prescribed in writing by a physician</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> or other licensed practitioner</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> for use in the recipient's residence. A recipient's residence does not include a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or an institution for individuals with a mental disease;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    (3)  The prescription </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> signed and dated by the physician</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> or other licensed practitioner</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> before the covered medical equipment is provided. The effective date of the prescription is the physician</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> or other licensed practitioner's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> signature date;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">If</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> equipment is rented, the initial prescription is valid for no more than one year and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> requires renewal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> annually thereafter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">, unless the quantity, frequency, or duration of the recipient's need, as estimated by </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">the physician</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> or other licensed practitioner,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> has expired </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">prior to the annual renewal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">. Documentation justifying continued use of rental equipment must be </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">included in the recipient's medical record</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> 14 SDR 46, effective September 28, 1987; 16 SDR 239, effective July 9, 1990; 17 SDR 194, effective July 1, 1991; 18 SDR 210, effective June 23, 1992; 40 SDR 122, effective January 8, 2014</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017; 47 SDR 38, effective October 6, 2020</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">    </span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000003">28-6-</span><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0-000003">1</span></a><span class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d88f630-ab4c-4d0c-b81c-6bc760830cd2000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>