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class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">67</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">:</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">61</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">:</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">02</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">:</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000000">21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000001">.  </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000001">E</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000001">vent notification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> Each accredited agency shall make a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">report to the </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> within </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">twenty-four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> hours of any</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> death not primarily</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">related to the natural course of the client</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">'</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">s illness or underlying condition, permanent</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">harm</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> to a client</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">, or severe temporary harm</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> to a client</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">, and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">any </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">intervention required to sustain life</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> to a client</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1ab000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    The agency shall submit a follow-up report to the </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> within </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">seventy-two</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> hours and </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1ab000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">  </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">A written description of the event;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">  </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">The client</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">'</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">s name and date of birth; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">  </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">Immediate actions taken by the agency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1ab000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    Each agency shall develop </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">root cause analysis </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">policy</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> and procedures to utilize in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">response to </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">any event requiring notification</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1ab000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    Each agency shall report to the </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">department,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> as soon as possible</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> any fire with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">structural damage or </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">in which</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> injury or death occurs</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> any partial or complete evacuation of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">the </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">agency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> resulting from natural disaster</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> any loss of utilities,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> including</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> electricity,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">natural gas, </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">and phone lines;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">and any loss of an </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">emergency generator, fire alarm</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">s</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">, sprinklers, and other critical</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">equipment necessary for operation of the </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">agency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> for more than </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">twenty-four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> hours.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1ab000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> SDR </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">, effective </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">    </span><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1abP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1ea3fe32-8401-47b9-8955-304f6fc4b1ab000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>