<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.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0 { 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.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:03:02.01"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000000">44:70:03:02.01</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001">.  Staffing exceptions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">The following are staffing exceptions for facilities as referenced in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:03:02"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000002">44:70:03:02</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    (1)  For each facility with ten beds or </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">fewer</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> one </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">healthcare personnel must be on duty</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">. Th</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> person may sleep</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> at night</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (a)  The facility fire alarm promptly alerts staff;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (b)  Exterior door alarms are audible in the staff bedroom;    </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (c)  A staff call system is available;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (d)  The staff bedroom has an egress window; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (e)  The residents have an evacuation score </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> shows them capable of prompt evacuation </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">three minutes or less as defined in § 3.3.7</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">6</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, evacuation capability, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    (2)  For each facility with </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">eleven</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> to </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">sixteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> beds, inclusive,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> at least </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">one </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">healthcare personnel,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> who is awake</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">must be on duty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (a)  The facility fire alarm promptly alerts staff;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (b)  A staff call system is available; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (c)  The residents have an evacuation score which shows them capable of prompt evacuation </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">three minutes or less as defined in § 3.3.7</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">6</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, evacuation capability, of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001"> </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    (3)  For each facility with </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">sixteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> beds or </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">fewer</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, that is a stand-alone facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> not physically attached to a nursing facility or hospital</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> one </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">healthcare personnel,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> who is awake</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">must be on duty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (a)  The facility fire alarm promptly alerts staff;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (b)  The facility is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system as defined in § 9.7, automatic sprinklers, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (c)  An automatic fire alarm dialer as defined in § 9.6.4, Emergency Forces Notification, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition, to summon the local fire department is provided;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (d)  A staff call system is available; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (e)  The residents have an evacuation time </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> shows them capable of evacuation in five minutes or less;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    (4)  For each facility with </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">sixteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> beds or </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">fewer</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, physically attached to a nursing facility or hospital,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> one </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">healthcare personnel,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> who is awake</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">must be on duty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (a)  The facility fire alarm promptly alerts staff;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (b)  The facility is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, as defined in § 9.7, automatic sprinklers, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (c)  An automatic fire alarm dialer as defined in § 9.6.4, Emergency Forces Notification, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> 101</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition, to summon the local fire department is provided;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (d)  A fire annunc</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">i</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">ator panel is provided at the nursing facility or hospital nurses station;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (e)  A call system is available; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (f)  The residents have an evacuation time </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> shows them capable of evacuation in eight minutes or less;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    (5)  For each facility with </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">seventeen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> to </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">twenty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> beds, physically attached to a nursing </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> or hospital, one </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> who is awake</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> is required during </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> hours from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (a)  The facility fire alarm promptly alerts staff;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (b)  The facility is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, as defined in § 9.7, automatic sprinklers, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (c)  An automatic fire alarm dialer as defined in § 9.6.4, Emergency Force Notification, of </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition, to summon the local fire department is provided;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (d)  The fire alarm annunciat</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> panel is provided at the nursing facility or hospital staff station;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (e)  The residents have an evacuation time </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> shows them capable of evacuation in eight minutes or less;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (f)  An approved call system is provided in accordance with subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:02:17"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000002">44:70:02:17</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">(3) and staff carries a device that registers an audible and visual signal if the call system is activated;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (g)  The building is a single story;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (h)  Each resident is capable of self-preservation and requires limited assistance of one staff;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (i)  The facility has a plan in place to increase staffing during times of resident illnesses;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (j)  The facility has exit alarms; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">        (k)  The </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> carries a device that can summon assistance from the attached nursing </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">facility</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> or hospital.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:03:02.01"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000002">44:04:03:02.01</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">    </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> </span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0-000001">NFPA 101 Life Safety Code</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">, 20</span><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">12</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> edition, National Fire Protection Association. Copies may be obtained </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">at </span><a href="https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/List-of-Codes-and-Standards"><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C2">https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/List-of-Codes-and-Standards</span></a><span class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21C0"> Cost: $151.50.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sae0bc94c-b0c2-4e41-8649-15215f8f2a21000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>