<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.s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0 { 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.s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dc000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000003 { 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="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:03:02"><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000000">44:70:03:02</span></a><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000001">.  General fire safety.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> Each facility </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> be constructed, arranged, equipped, maintained, and operated to avoid undue danger to the lives and safety of occupants from fire, smoke, fumes, or resulting panic during the period of time reasonably necessary for escape from the structure in case of fire or other emergency. </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">The facility shall conduct fire drills quarterly for each shift. If the facility is not operating with three shifts, the facility must conduct monthly drills to provide training for all personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">. At least two </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">personnel must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> be on duty at all times</span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">, unless the department has approved a staffing exception requested by the facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">. In a multilevel facility, at least one </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">personnel must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> be on duty on each floor containing occupied beds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dc000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019</span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023</span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dc000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    </span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    Fire safety code requirements, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:03:01"><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000003">44:70:03:01</span></a><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">    Staffing exception</span><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:03:02.01"><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0-000003">44:70:03:02.01</span></a><span class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dcP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d66378f-c940-403e-9afc-1941b36b71dc000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>