<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.sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0 { 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.sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000003 { 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="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:12:08"><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000000">44:73:12:08</span></a><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000001">.  Resident rooms.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> A resident room </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">the facility must </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">meet the following requirements:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (1)  A maximum room capacity not exceeding two residents;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (2)  A minimum area, exclusive of toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes, or vestibules, of </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">one hundred twenty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> square feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">10.8 square meters</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> in each one-bed room and </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">two hundred</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> square feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">18.58 square meters</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> in each two-bed room. Any sleeping room designed as part of a suite of rooms </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> have a minimum area of </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">one hundred</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> square feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">9.29 square meters</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> in each one-bed room and </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">one hundred sixty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> square feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">14.86 square meters</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> in each two-bed room. The minimum dimension </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">of a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> sleeping room </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> nine feet six inches</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">2.90 meters;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (3)  </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">For e</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">ach bed in a two-bed room</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> cubicle curtains or equivalent built-in devices for full visual privacy that allow access to the toilet room and corridor without entering the roommate</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">'</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">s space;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (4)  A windowsill not higher than three feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">0.91 meters</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> above the floor</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (5)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> floor </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">that is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> above grade;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">6</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">)  </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> call button at each bed for </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> calling stations;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">7</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">)  </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> toilet room and lavatory. Each resident toilet room </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> be directly accessible </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> each resident without going through the general corridor. In a remodeling project, a one</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">-</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">toilet room with hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">sink in a resident room may serve two resident rooms, but not more than four beds. For new construction, a toilet room may not be shared between resident rooms. Each resident toilet room </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">must have</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> a water closet, hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">sink, mirror, and private individual storage. In two</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">-</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">bed rooms</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> a separate hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">sink </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> be provided in the resident room. All toilet rooms used by residents </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> be wheelchair accessible;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">8</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">)  </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> wardrobe or closet for each resident with an area of at least five square feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">.465 square meters; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    (</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">9</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">)  </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">E</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">ach resident room door located not more than </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">one hundred fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> feet</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">or </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">45.72 meters</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> from the </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">nurse's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> station.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 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; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:13:02"><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000003">44:04:13:02</span></a><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">    </span><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5537ce9-732c-491f-831b-34bd3a7a5bc6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>