<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.seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0 { 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.seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000003 { 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="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:03:02"><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000000">44:73:03:02</span></a><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000001">.  General fire safety.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> Each facility </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> be constructed, arranged, equipped, maintained, and operated to avoid undue danger to the lives and safety of its occupants from fire, smoke, fumes, or resulting panic during the period of time reasonably necessary for escape from the structure in case of fire or other emergency. The </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">facility shall conduct fire drills quarterly for each shift</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">If the facility is not operating with three shifts, the facility must conduct monthly drills to provide training for all personnel. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">At least two </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">healthcare personnel must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> be on duty at all times. In a multilevel facility, at least one </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">healthcare personnel must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> on duty on each floor containing occupied beds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">    </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> 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; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:03:02"><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000003">44:04:03:02</span></a><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">    </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">    </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">    </span><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0"> Fire safety code requirements, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:03:01"><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0-000003">44:73:03:01</span></a><span class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="seb2571c4-843f-481e-a038-4f2781d5f010000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>