<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.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0 { 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.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0f000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC2-000004 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:14:18"><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000000">44:75:14:18</span></a><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">.  Air filters.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">The facility shall ensure that e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">ach ventilation system serving an operating room, delivery room, nursery, isolation room, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">and </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">laboratory sterile room</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> equipped with a minimum of two filter beds. Filter bed number one </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> be located upstream of the conditioning equipment and </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> have a minimum efficiency of </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> percent. Filter bed number two </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> be located downstream of the conditioning equipment and </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> have a minimum efficiency of </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">ninety</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> percent. Central systems using </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">one hundred</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> percent outdoor air and serving other than sensitive areas </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> be provided with filters rated at </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">eighty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> percent efficiency. These filter efficiencies </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> be warranted by the manufacturer and shall be based on the 20</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">1</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">7 edition</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> of the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">(ASHRAE) Standard 52.2 </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">dust spot test method with atmospheric dust. The exhausts from all laboratory hoods in which infectious or radioactive materials are processed </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> be equipped with filters with a </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">ninety-nine</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> percent efficiency. Filter frames </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> be durable and </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> provide an airtight fit with the enclosing ductwork. All joints between filter segments and the enclosing ductwork </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> have </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">a </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">positive seal against air leakage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">    </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> 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=44:04:14:19"><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000003">44:04:14:19</span></a><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">    </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">(2), (3)(14).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">    </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">Cross </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> </span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0-000001">ASHRAE 52.2</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">, 20</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">1</span><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0">7 edition, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC0"> Copies may be obtained at no cost at </span><a href="https://www.ashrae.org/File Library/Technical Resources/COVID-19/52_2_2017_COVID-19_20200401.pdf"><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC2">https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/Technical%20Resources/COVID-19/52_2_2017_COVID-19_20200401.pdf</span></a><span class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fC2-000004">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sade6c304-8361-4112-8e8e-36712f649f0f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>