<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.sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0 { 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.sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000000 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000001 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000003 { 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="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000000">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08:02"><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000001">44:75:08:02</span></a><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000000">.  Written orders for medication required.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0"> All medications administered to patients </span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0"> be ordered electronically or in writing and dated, timed, and authenticated by the prescriber. Verbal orders for medications or drugs may be taken only when there is an urgent need to initiate or change an order and accepted only by a pharmacist or licensed nurse in hospitals. The prescriber shall date, time, and authenticate the orders for hospital patients on the next visit to the facility. </span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">A facility shall establish a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0"> policy on stop orders for antibiotics, anticoagulants, and controlled drugs based on recommendations of the medical staff.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">    </span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">    </span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">(9).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">    </span><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa57878b5-8145-40b9-9173-18b4f1670b4d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>