<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.sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0 { 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.sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000003 { 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="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:01:07"><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000000">44:73:01:07</span></a><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001">.  Reports</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001"> to the department</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> Each facility shall </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">report any of the following events</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> to the department </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">through the department's online reporting system within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the event:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    (1)  An attempted suicide by a resident;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">(2)  </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">An incident or event where there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of any resident by any person</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    (3)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> death resulting from </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">other than </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">natural causes </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">that </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">originat</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">ed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> on facility property</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    (4)  A </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">missing resident</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">(5)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> fire </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">in the facility</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    (6)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> loss</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">, for more than twenty-four hours,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> of utilities, </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> emergency generator, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">fire alarm, sprinklers, </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> other critical equipment necessary for operation of the facility</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">(7)  U</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">nsafe water samples f</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">rom</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> pools or spas.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    The facility shall conduct an internal investigation of the event and report the results to the department no later than five working days after the event.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> 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; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; 32 SDR 128, effective January 30, 2006; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:01:07"><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000003">44:04:01:07</span></a><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024; 52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">    </span><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf0efc47e-1ab8-4769-9fdc-9717b3536fdb000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>