<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.sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0 { 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.sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000003 { 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="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:04:17"><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000000">44:73:04:17</span></a><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000001">.  Quality assessment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> Each facility shall </span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">evaluate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> the quality of services provided to residents</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> on an ongoing basis</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">. </span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">The</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> evaluation </span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> include establishment of facility standards</span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> interdisciplinary review of resident services to identify deviations from the standards and actions taken to correct deviations</span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> resident satisfaction surveys</span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> utilization of services provided</span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> and documentation of the evaluation and report to the governing body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">    </span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:04:16"><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000003">44:04:04:16</span></a><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">    </span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">    </span><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef94b63c-1329-4d05-9ca2-a6748b2e1ff2000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>