<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.s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0 { 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.s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">    (8)  Discharge planning.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">    </span><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">    </span><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">(7).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">    </span><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s584ffe1b-5ec7-4b31-a93b-5d5d765f52f9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>