<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.s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0 { 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.s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000003 { 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="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:04:11"><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000000">44:73:04:11</span></a><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000001">.  Disease prevention.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> Each facility shall </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">implement</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> an organized infection control program for preventing, investigating and controlling infection. The facility shall establish</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> and implement</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> written policies regarding visitation in the various services and departments of the facility. Any visitor who has an infectious disease, who has recently recovered from </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">an infectious</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> disease, or who has recently had contact with </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">an infectious</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> disease </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> be discouraged from entering the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">    </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> 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; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:04:08"><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000003">44:04:04:08</span></a><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">    </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">    </span><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8095d7ab-b018-4785-8408-299ddeec6f59000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>