<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.sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0 { 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.sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000003 { 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="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:07:17"><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000000">44:73:07:17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001">.  </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001">Dining</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001"> assistance program.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> A facility may develop a program to train </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">dining</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> assistants. The program </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> be approved by the department. To be approved by the department, the program </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> include instruction from a speech-language pathologist and registered dietitian and consist of ten hours of training and clinical experience.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">    </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; 32 SDR 128, effective January 30, 2006;; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:07:17"><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000003">44:04:07:17</span></a><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">    </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">    </span><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6a18c8a-6f9a-4f22-9059-b38bf8f09f23000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>