<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.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0 { 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.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003 { 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="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:11:03"><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000000">44:73:11:03</span></a><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">.  Facility to provide information on available services</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">, policies, and procedures</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> A facility shall provide the following information in writing to each resident</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> or resident's legal representative</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (1)  A list of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">items and </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">services available in the facility</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> the charges for </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">those items and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> services</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">, and the items and services</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> for which the resident may not be charged;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (2)  A description of how to apply for and use </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">m</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">edicare and </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">m</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">edicaid benefits, and the right to establish eligibility for </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">m</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">edicaid, including the addresses and telephone numbers of the nearest office of the South Dakota Department of Social Services and of the United States Social Security Administration;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (3)  A description of the bed-hold policy </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> indicates the length of time the bed will be held for the resident, any policies regarding the held bed, and readmission rights of the resident; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (4)  A description explaining the responsibilities of the resident and family members regarding self-administered medication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    A signed and dated admission agreement between the resident or the resident's legal representative and the facility must include </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">information described in </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive. The resident or resident's legal representative and the facility shall complete the admission agreement before or at the time of admission and before the resident has made a commitment for payment for proposed or actual care. The agreement </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> be printed </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">in a manner to ensure</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> ease of reading by the resident</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> prior to signing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">. Any change in the </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">admission agreement must be signed and dated by</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> the resident or the resident's legal representative as </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> addendum to the original agreement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:03"><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003">44:04:17:03</span></a><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>