<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.s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0 { 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.s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569e000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000003 { 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="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:04:04"><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000000">44:73:04:04</span></a><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000001">.  Personnel.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> The facility shall have a sufficient number of qualified personnel to provide effective and safe care. </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">Healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> on duty </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> be awake at all times. Any supervisor </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> be </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">eighteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> years of age or older. </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">The facility shall make available w</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">ritten job descriptions and personnel policies and procedures to personnel of all departments and services. The facility may not knowingly employ any person with a conviction for abusing another person. The facility shall establish and follow policies regarding </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> on contract.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">    </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> 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=44:04:04:04"><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000003">44:04:04:04</span></a><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">    </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">    </span><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s84ac5ed6-7bd8-4a9f-bf2f-f3bd381e569e000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>