<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.s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0 { 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.s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000003 { 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="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:02:19"><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000000">44:75:02:19</span></a><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000001">.  Area requirements for currently licensed patient rooms.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> Each licensed patient room </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> have at least </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">seventy-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> square feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">6.98 square meters of floor space per bed, with at least three feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">or </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">0.91 meters between beds</span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> in a multi-bed room exclusive of closets and wardrobes; and </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">ninety-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> square feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">8.83 square meters in a single room, exclusive of closets and wardrobes. Each patient shall have for individual use in the assigned room a bed, a bedside stand, and a chair appropriate to the needs and comfort of the patient. Each hospital shall have </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">twenty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> square feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">1.86 square meters of general storage for each bed. Each facility </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> be constructed, equipped, and operated to maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients. In a multi-bed room, each bed </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> be able to be separated from the other beds by privacy curtains.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">    </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">    </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">(1)(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">    </span><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s12152473-b35d-4379-86b4-b02ab1bc5690000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>