<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.s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0 { 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.s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000003 { 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="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:70:04:17"><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000000">44:70:04:17</span></a><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000001">.  Physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> Each resident shall designate an attending physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner upon admission. Emergency and arranged medical care </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> be </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">provided </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">in accord</span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">ance</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> with written policies and procedures of the facility. </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">shall see each resident </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">at intervals in keeping with the resident's condition, but at least once a year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">    </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:05:05"><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000003">44:04:05:05</span></a><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">, 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012</span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023</span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">    </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">(14).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">    </span><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a06b3ef-e7d0-4ccc-aba2-87244c0634f8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>