<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.s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0 { 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.s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000003 { 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="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:02:20"><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000000">44:70:02:20</span></a><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000001">.  Location.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> The location of a facility </span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> promote the health, treatment, comfort, safety, and well-being of persons accepted and retained for care. A facility </span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> be served by passable roads</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> and accessible by personnel, visitors, and firefighting services</span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">    </span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012</span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023</span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">    </span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">(1)(3)(14).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">    </span><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5efd2524-b6a9-4130-a955-fd5e67b4a9f6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>