<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.se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0 { 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.se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2d000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:09:09"><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000000">44:75:09:09</span></a><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000001">.  Disposition of medical records on closure of facility or transfer of ownership.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> If a facility ceases operation, the facility shall provide for safe storage and prompt retrieval of medical records and the patient indexes specified in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:09:08"><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000002">44:75:09:08</span></a><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">. The facility may arrange storage of medical records with another facility of the same licensure classification, transfer medical records to another health care provider at the request of the patient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> or patient's legal representative</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">, relinquish medical records to the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">patient or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">patient's legal </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">representative</span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">, or arrange storage of remaining medical records with a third</span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">-</span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">part</span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">y storage</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> vendor. At least </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> days before closure, the facility </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> notify the department in writing indicating the provisions for the safe preservation of medical records and </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">the record's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> location and publish </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">or share </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">in </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">the nearest legal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> newspaper</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> or the facility's website,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> the location and disposition arrangements of the medical records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2d000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">    If ownership of the facility is transferred, the new owner </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> maintain the medical records as if there was not a change in ownership.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2d000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">    </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">    </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">(10).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">    </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2d000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">    </span><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0"> Storage of medical records, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:09:07"><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0-000002">44:75:09:07</span></a><span class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se46558ef-7a6e-4416-b6af-8bb91e15bb2d000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>