<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.s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0 { 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.s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; 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class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">The facility shall ensure each </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">care unit contain</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> a service area which includes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (1)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A n</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">urses' station with convenient access to handwashing facilities;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (2)  Nurses' charting;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (3)  Doctors' charting;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (4)  Communications;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (5)  Storage for supplies and </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">personnel's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> personal effects;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (6)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> toilet room;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (7)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A n</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">urses' office;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (8)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A c</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">lean workroom for the storage and assembly of supplies for nursing procedures</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">containing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> a work counter and sink;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (9)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">oiled workroom </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> a work counter, a handwashing facility, a waste receptacle, soiled linen receptacles, a clinical sink with an exposed water trap seal, siphon jet or blowout action, and a bedpan flushing device;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (10)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A m</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">edicine room adjacent to the staff station </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">containing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> sink, refrigerator, locked storage, and facilities for preparation and administration of medication;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (11)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A c</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">lean linen storage area in an enclosed storage space;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (12)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A n</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">ourishment station containing refrigerated storage, self-dispensing ice machine, and a sink for serving between-meal nourishments;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (13)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">An e</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">quipment storage room on each patient wing or floor for storage of patient care equipment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (14)  Patient bathing facilities containing one shower, bathtub, or whirlpool for each </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">of the fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> beds not individually served. Whirlpool units with lifts may serve </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> beds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (15)  </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">A j</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">anitor's closet for storage of housekeeping supplies and equipment</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">containing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> a floor receptor or service sink. The janitor's closet space and equipment may be incorporated into the soiled </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">work</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">room;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (16)  Isolation facilities for the use of those prone to infections as well as those suffering from infections. One isolation room </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> be provided for </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">every thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> acute-care beds. The entry into the isolation room </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> be through an anteroom equipped with handwashing, gowning space and supplies, and space to handle clean and soiled supplies for the room or rooms served. Toilet, bathing, and handwashing facilities </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> be available for the isolation room patient without entry into the anteroom or general corridor. A nursing unit is not required to maintain an isolation facility if </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">the facility is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> provided elsewhere in the institution;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (17)  Playroom facilities for pediatric patients; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    (18)  Multipurpose rooms for </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">personnel</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">, patients, and patients' families for conferences, reports, education, training sessions, and consultation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    If outpatient therapy services are offered, the therapy unit </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> provide access </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">to outpatient services </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">without traversing inpatient areas</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> locked records storage</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> hand</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">sinks located convenient to treatment areas</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> cubicle curtains for privacy at treatment areas</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> and be sized and equipped to accommodate the therapy modalities offered.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">    </span><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbfP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58a4ae08-f0f3-4b7d-8de1-3b2989bf5dbf000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>