<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.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0 { 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.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003 { 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="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:11:02"><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000000">44:73:11:02</span></a><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">.  Facility to inform resident of rights.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> Prior to or at the time of admission, a facility shall inform the resident, both orally and in writing, of the resident's rights and of the rules governing the resident's conduct and responsibilities while living in the facility. The resident shall acknowledge in writing that the resident received the information. During the resident's stay the facility shall notify the resident</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> or the resident's legal representative</span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">, both orally and in writing, of any changes to the original information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">A facility's v</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">isiting hours and policies </span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> permit and encourage the visiting of residents by friends and relatives. Visitors may not cause a disruption to the care and services residents receive</span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> infringe on other residents' rights</span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> or place an undue burden on the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; subdivision (8) transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:12:03"><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">44:04:12:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">, 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:02"><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">44:04:17:02</span></a><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>