<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:46:09:08 Level of care -- Specialized hospital.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:46:09:08"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:46:09:08 Level of care -- Specialized hospital."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:46:09:08.&nbsp;&nbsp;Level of care -- Specialized hospital.</b> A child may qualify for a specialized hospital level of care if the child requires direct professional nursing services seven days a week and one of the following conditions exist:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;The child requires continued use of medical technology or invasive techniques to sustain life; or</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;The child requires assistance in at least three of the five activities of daily living and the child requires regularly scheduled skilled therapeutic services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech/language therapy in any combination not less than once a week.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 19 SDR 26, effective August 23, 1992.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>