<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.s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0 { 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.s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000003 { 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="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:13:06"><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000000">44:75:13:06</span></a><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000001">.  Patient rooms.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">A facility shall ensure a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> patient room</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> has</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (1)  A maximum room capacity not exceeding two patients;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (2)  A minimum area, exclusive of toilet rooms, closets, lockers, wardrobes, or vestibules, of </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">one hundred twenty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> square feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">10.8 square meters in each one-bed room and </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">two hundred</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> square feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">18.58 square meters in each two-bed room. The minimum dimension </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">of a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> patient room </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> nine feet six inches </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">or </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">2.90 meters;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">For e</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">ach bed in a two-bed room</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> cubicle curtains or equivalent built-in devices for full visual privacy that allow access to the toilet room and corridor without entering the roommate</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">'</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">s space;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (4)  A windowsill not higher than three feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">or </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">0.91 meters above the floor</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (5)  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> floor </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">that is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> above grade;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">6</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">)  </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> call button at each bed for calling </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">personnel </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">stations;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">7</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">)  </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> toilet room and lavatory. Each patient toilet room </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> be directly accessible for each patient without going through the general corridor. In a remodeling project, a one toilet room with hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">sink in a patient room may serve two patient rooms, but not more than four beds. For new construction, a toilet room may not be shared between patient rooms. Each patient toilet room </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">must have</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> a water closet, hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">sink, mirror, and private individual storage. In two</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">-</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">bed rooms a separate hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">sink </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> be provided in the patient room. All new construction of toilet rooms used by patients </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> be wheelchair accessible;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">8</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">)  </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> locker, wardrobe, or closet for each patient; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    (</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">9</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">)  </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">E</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">ach patient room door located not more than </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">one hundred fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> feet </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">or </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">45.72 meters from the nurse's station.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">    </span><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6fc075c0-e302-427f-ad25-3bb2332406e7000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>