<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.s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0 { 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.s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:04:08"><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000000">44:73:04:08</span></a><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000001">.  Admission of residents with communicable diseases.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">A facility may admit a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> resident who is infected with a communicable disease </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> is reportable to the department, pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-22-12"><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000002">34-22-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> if the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">facility provides </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">appropriate infection to prevent the spread of the communicable disease. If the facility </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">admits a resident</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> with </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">a communicable disease</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> or antibiotic</span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">resistant organism, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">or after admission, a resident is suspected of having a communicable disease or antibiotic-resistant organism, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">the </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">facility must</span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    (1)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">Provide training to all healthcare personnel related to </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> infection control </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">to measures and information about </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">the state's reportable diseases list;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">H</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">ave written procedures and protocols for </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> to follow to avoid exposure to </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">the resident's </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">blood or body fluids; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">H</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">ave written infection control procedures in </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">practice</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> that prevent the spread of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">the communicable disease or </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">antibiotic</span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">-</span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">resistant organism.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> 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; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:04:07.01"><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000002">44:04:04:07.01</span></a><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">    </span><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-22-9"><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0-000002">34-22-9</span></a><span class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07df4e72-7f50-42ee-b4b1-1bac599d4512000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>