<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.s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0 { 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.s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830b000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:09:08"><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000000">44:73:09:08</span></a><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000001">.  Destruction of medical records.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> After the </span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">required</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> retention period outlined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:09:06"><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000002">44:73:09:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">the facility may, at its discretion, destroy </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">the medical record. Before the destruction of the medical record, the facility shall prepare and retain a resident index or abstract. The resident index or abstract </span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> include</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> the resident's</span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    (1)  Name;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    (2)  Medical record number;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    (3)  Date of birth;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    (4)  Summary of </span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">care</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> dates;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    (5)  Attending or admitting physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    (</span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">6</span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">)  Diagnosis or diagnosis code.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    The facility shall destroy the medical record in a way that maintains confidentiality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830b000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    </span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> 19 SDR 172, effective May 19, 1993; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:09:10"><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000002">44:04:09:10</span></a><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">, 42 SDR 51 effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    </span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">    </span><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s434d48cf-d8cc-406c-b687-b46a5199830b000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>