<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.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P0 { 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.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P1 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:66:02:02"><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000000">44:66:02:02</span></a><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000001">.  Organization and structure.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0"> </span><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0"> is responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data and information related to reporting required in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:66:02:03"><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000002">44:66:02:03</span></a><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">    </span><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0"> 32 SDR 69, effective November 7, 2005; 35 SDR 183, effective February 2, 2009</span><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">; 52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">    </span><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12E-11"><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000002">34-12E-11</span></a><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">    </span><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12E-11"><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0-000002">34-12E-11</span></a><span class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb042ec65-5040-4a2b-9e53-ab9458cdb873000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>