<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.sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0 { 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.sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000003 { 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="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:02:25"><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000000">44:75:02:25</span></a><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000001">.  Seclusion rooms.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">A facility must arrange each</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> seclusion room for the safety of the patient and to prevent patient hiding, escape, injury, or suicide. The room </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> be without sharp corners. The room door </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> swing out of the patient room, but not into a general traffic corridor. Each room door </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> permit staff observation of the patient while still providing for patient privacy. Each finish fastener and hardware </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> be tamper resistant. Security fixtures </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> be provided for lighting. Nine foot ceiling heights </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> be provided. An anteroom at the seclusion room entrance </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> be provided to allow staff</span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">controlled access to the seclusion room toilet facility. Any lock on a seclusion room </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> be controlled by staff at the door location and </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> unlock when released by the staff person. A locking device may be manual or automatic.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">    </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">    </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">(1)(14).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">    </span><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc3678bc0-5ce8-44e2-891d-0a37fdd098b9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>