<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.sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0 { 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.sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000003 { 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="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:12:24"><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000000">44:73:12:24</span></a><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000001">.  Elevators.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">A facility shall have an electrical or electrohydraulic elevator if</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> a resident's </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">room, resident</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> recreation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> or activity area</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">, resident dining, dietary, laundry, central storage, or therapy room is located</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> on a floor</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> other than on the first floor. Each elevator car and platform </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> be constructed of noncombustible material, except that material treated with fire retardant may be used if each exterior surface of the car is covered with metal. </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">Each</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> elevator car </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> accommodate a resident's bed and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">an </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">attendant and be at least five feet</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">or </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">1.52 meters</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> wide by seven feet six inches</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">or </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">2.29 meters</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> deep. The car door </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> have a clear opening of not less than three feet eight inches</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">1.12 meters. Each elevator </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> have automatic two-way leveling with </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">an </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">accuracy within plus or minus one-half inch</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">.01 meters. Each elevator, except freight elevators, </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> be equipped with a two-way special service switch to permit each car to bypass all landing button calls and to be dispatched directly to any floor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">    </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:13:19"><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000003">44:04:13:19</span></a><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">    </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">    </span><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sbb80c10e-05cb-42b6-bde3-c10875a66e0b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>