<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.sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0 { 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.sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408dd000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:15:13"><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000000">44:75:15:13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">.  Self-administration of </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">medications</span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> A patient may self-administer </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> if the interdisciplinary team consisting of selected healthcare workers and licensed health professionals</span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> has determined the </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">self-administration</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> to be safe. The determination </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">must be in writing and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> state whether the patient or the nursing </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">personnel</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> is responsible for storage of the </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> and documentation of its administration in accordance with chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08"><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000002">44:75:08</span></a><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408dd000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">    </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">; 50 SDR62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">    </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">(15).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">    </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">(15).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408dd000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">    </span><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0"> Medication control, ch </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:08"><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0-000002">44:75:08</span></a><span class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb2b7ebf9-60ff-415c-b3b6-648d68e408dd000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>