<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.s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0 { 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.s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000003 { 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="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:02:19"><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000000">44:73:02:19</span></a><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000001">.  Area requirements for licensed resident rooms.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> Each resident </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">multi-bed </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">room </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> have at least </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">seventy-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> square feet</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">or </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">6.98 square meters</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> of floor space per bed, with at least three feet</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">or </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">0.91 meters</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> between beds</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> exclusive of closets and wardrobes</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">Each resident single room must have ninety-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> square feet</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">8.83 square meters, exclusive of closets and wardrobes. Each resident shall have for individual use in the assigned room a bed, a bedside stand, and a chair appropriate </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> the needs and comfort of the resident. Each facility shall have </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">ten</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> square feet</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">or </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">0.93 square meters</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> of general storage for each bed. </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">Each facility must have a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> total of </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">thirty-seven and one-half</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> square feet</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">or </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">3.48 square meters</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> of recreational, activity, dining, and occupational therapy area for each bed and each </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">adult </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">day care resident in </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> facility. Each facility </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> be constructed, equipped, and operated to maintain the privacy and dignity of all residents. In a multi-bed room, each bed </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> be able to be separated from the other beds by privacy curtains.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">    </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> 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; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:02:18"><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000003">44:04:02:18</span></a><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">    </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">    </span><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b512d30-3758-4fad-b516-05fb67cb5325000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>