<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.sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0 { 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.sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">    (9)  Activities of daily living to maintain each resident's physical functioning and personal care.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">    </span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000003">For the purpose</span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000003">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000003"> of this section, the term "activities of daily living" means tasks of transferring, moving about, dressing, grooming, toileting, bathing, and eating performed routinely by a person to maintain physical functioning and personal care</span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000003">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">    </span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0"> 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; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:06:04"><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000004">44:04:06:04</span></a><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">    </span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000004">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">    </span><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0-000004">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa964db02-0bc5-4cab-90d0-d9c3d1984c69000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>