<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.see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0 { 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.see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afe000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000003 { 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="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:08:02"><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000000">44:73:08:02</span></a><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000001">.  Written orders for medication required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0"> All medications administered to </span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">a resident must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0"> be ordered electronically or in writing and signed by the prescriber. Verbal orders for medications may be taken only when there is an urgent need to initiate or change an order and accepted only by a pharmacist or licensed nurse. The prescriber shall sign or initial </span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">any verbal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0"> orders for residents on the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">prescriber's </span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">next visit to the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afe000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">    </span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0"> 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; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:08:03"><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000003">44:04:08:03</span></a><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">    </span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">    </span><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="see6ad4d4-6e99-48c6-8b3b-0ffcb8e24afe000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>