<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.s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0 { 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.s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000003 { 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="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:15:02"><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000000">44:75:15:02</span></a><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000001">.  Facility to inform swing bed patient of rights.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> Prior to or at the time of admission, a facility </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> inform the swing bed patient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> or patient representative</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">, both orally and in writing, of the patient's rights and of the rules governing the patient's conduct and responsibilities while in the facility. The patient </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">or patient representative </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">shall acknowledge in writing that the patient received the information. During the patient's stay the facility </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> notify the patient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> or patient representative</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">, both orally and in writing, of any changes to the original information. The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">facility shall outline the </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">patient's right to receive visitors</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> in the facility's policies and procedures</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">. Visiting hours and policies of the facility </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> permit and encourage the visiting of patients by friends and relatives. Visitors may not cause a disruption to the care and services </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">patients</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> receive or infringement on other </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">patients</span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> rights or place an undue burden on the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">    </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">    </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">(15)</span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">    </span><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s843fb607-2f9b-4753-bbe6-e7f21bddf86d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>