<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.s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 12.0pt; 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; } span.s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000003 { 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="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:01:07"><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000000">44:75:01:07</span></a><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001">.  Reports</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001"> to the department</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> Each facility shall </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">report any of the following events</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> to the department </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">through the department's online reporting system within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the event:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">(1)  An attempted suicide by a patient;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    (2)  </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">An incident or event where there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of any patient by any person</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    (3)  A </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">death resulting from other than natural causes originating on facility property</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    (4)  A </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">missing patient</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    (5)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> fire </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> the facility</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    (6)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> loss</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">, for more than twenty-four hours,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> of utilities, emergency generator, fire alarm, sprinklers, </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> other critical equipment necessary for operation of the facility</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    (6)  An unsafe water sample from a pool or spa.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">The facility shall conduct an internal investigation of the event and report the results to the department no later than five working days after the event.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023; 52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">    </span><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623eceP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5c54a122-dc25-47ac-962b-cd78c8623ece000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>