<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.s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0 { 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.s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000003 { 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="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:11:04"><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000000">44:75:11:04</span></a><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000001">.  Emergency services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> Each hospital offering emergency services </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> have a written plan and procedural manual for the provision of </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">twenty-four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> hour a day emergency care </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> provides for assessment and either treatment or referral to an appropriate facility. </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> referring hospital shall initiate essential life-saving measures and provide emergency procedures that will minimize aggravation of a patient's condition during transportation. </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">A facility shall reserve a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">n area of the facility with </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">healthcare personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">, equipment, </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">medications</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">, supplies, and ancillary services commensurate with the scope of anticipated needs for ill or injured persons exclusively for the patients requiring emergency care. A </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">facility shall maintain a </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">medical record for each patient receiving emergency service.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">    </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:11:04"><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000003">44:04:11:04</span></a><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">    </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">(12).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">    </span><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s677d1c44-f792-41bf-be60-e36e3f14c1b6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>