<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.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0 { 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.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003 { 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="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:11:14"><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000000">44:73:11:14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">  Admission, transfer, and discharge policies.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> A facility shall establish and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">implement </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">policies and </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">procedures</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> for admission, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">readmission, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">discharge, and transfer of residents </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> prohibit discrimination based upon payment source. The facility shall notify each resident at or before the time of admission of these policies and procedures. The policies and </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">procedures must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> include the following provisions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (1)  The resident may remain in the facility and may not be transferred or discharged unless the resident's needs and welfare cannot be met by the facility, the resident's health has improved sufficiently so the resident no longer needs the services provided by the facility, the safety or health of individuals in the facility is endangered by the resident, the resident has failed to pay for allowable billed services as agreed to, or the facility ceases to operate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (2)  The facility must notify the resident</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> or the resident's legal representative and state ombudsman</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> in writing at least </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> days before the transfer or discharge unless a change in the resident's health requires immediate transfer or discharge or the resident has not resided in the facility for </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> days. The written notice </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> specify the reason for</span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> and effective date of</span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> the transfer or discharge and the location to which the resident will be transferred or discharged;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (3)  The conditions under which the resident may request or refuse transfer within the facility; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (4)  A description of how the resident may appeal a decision by the facility to transfer or discharge the resident.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; 22 SDR 70, effective November 10. 1995; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:14"><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003">44:04:17:14</span></a><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>