<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.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0 { 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.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000002 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: line-through; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000004 { 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="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:02:05"><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000000">44:73:02:05</span></a><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000001">.  Sterilization.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">Before sterilization, a facility must decontaminate any i</span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">nstruments, supplies, utensils</span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> and equipment </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> are not single service in a manner that will make the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> instruments, supplies, utensils, and equipment</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> safe for handling by personnel. Supplies and equipment commercially prepared and sterilized to retain sterility indefinitely are acceptable in lieu of sterilization in the facility. </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">A facility shall bacteriologically monitor a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">utoclaves used for steam sterilization at least weekly. Supplies and equipment sterilized and packaged in the facility </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> have the processing date</span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">the sterilizer number or unique identifier if more than one sterilizer is used, the cycle or load number, a description of the contents, and the identifier of the assembler on the package and must be reprocessed in accordance with any specific manufacturer's recommendation for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000002"> </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">sterilization and packaging</span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">    </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 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; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:02:04"><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000004">44:04:02:04</span></a><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">    </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000004">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">    </span><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0-000004">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s20dc9e25-cd85-4ce6-9b6e-d2aa3ed41be4000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>