<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.s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0 { 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.s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000003 { 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="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:06:05"><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000000">44:75:06:05</span></a><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000001">.  Nursing service staffing.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> A hospital shall maintain sufficient personnel at all times to provide supervision of and nursing care for all patients. A registered nurse </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> be designated as charge nurse for each nursing care unit at all times</span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> critical access hospital is required to staff with a registered nurse only when </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">it admits an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> acute care patient. A critical access hospital is required to staff with a licensed nurse when </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">it has</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> only swing bed patients. </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">A facility shall develop</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> staffing patterns for each patient care unit, including surgical and obstetrical suites, emergency services, special care units, and other services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">    </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">    </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">(7).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">    </span><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s770f1748-429d-4d6c-96e5-8438f065b040000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>