<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.s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0 { 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.s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000003 { 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="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:05:01"><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000000">44:75:05:01</span></a><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000001">.  Admissions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> Each patient admitted to a hospital may be admitted only on the order of a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">he patient's health care </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> continue under the supervision of a physician who is a member of the medical staff. Before or on admission of a patient, the patient's physician </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> provide the staff of the facility with documented information regarding current medical findings, admitting diagnoses, and written orders for the immediate care of the individual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">    The patient's history and physical examination </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> be completed no more than seven days prior to admission or </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">forty-eight</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> hours after admission; or within thirty days prior to admission with documentation of an update of the patient's current medical status completed within seven days prior to admission or </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">forty-eight</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> hours after admission. The patient's history and physical examination </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> be completed prior to surgery except in emergency situations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">    </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">    </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">(6).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">    </span><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s33b214e8-f942-43ae-bc52-69d20ef6706a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>