<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.s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0 { 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.s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000003 { 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="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:45:03:12"><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000000">67:45:03:12</span></a><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000001">.  Fair hearing.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0"> A facility may appeal an adverse decision made under the provisions of this chapter. A request for a fair hearing must be made within </span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">ten</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0"> calendar days after the nursing facility receives the written notice of the department's final decision.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    A facility </span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0"> request a fair hearing in writing. A fair hearing is conducted under the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:17:02"><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000003">67:17:02</span></a><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    A decision affecting the nursing facility's payment level is applied retroactively to the assessment start date.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    </span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0"> 26 SDR 21, effective August 24, 1999</span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">; 50 SDR 11, effective August 7, 2023</span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    </span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    </span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    </span><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">    Hearing requests</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:17:02:03"><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0-000003">67:17:02:03</span></a><span class="s361a2d2f-046a-4369-8893-34dd6d8e3125C0">.</span></p></div></body></html>