<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.sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0 { 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.sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000003 { 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="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:01:03"><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000000">44:70:01:03</span></a><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000001">.  Name of facility.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0"> Each facility shall </span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">designate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0"> a pertinent and distinctive name that </span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0"> used in applying for a license. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">The facility name may not imply services rendered in excess of the facility's licensure classification. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">governing body of the facility or designee must provide prior written notice to the department of any name change for the </span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">facility</span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">    </span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0"> 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012</span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023</span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">    </span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-7"><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000003">34-12-7</span></a><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">    </span><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-7"><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0-000003">34-12-7</span></a><span class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc964d661-391d-4681-9252-9f778d82b67d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>