<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.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0 { margin-top: 0; 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; line-height: 108%; } span.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0-000004 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:08:09"><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000000">67:61</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000000">:</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000000">08</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000000">:</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000000">09</span></a><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001">.  Assistance with self-administration of medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001"> or controlled drugs</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> Assistance</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">with self-administration of medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> or controlled drugs</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> is the act of assisting a client with one or more</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">steps in the process of taking medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> or controlled drugs</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">, but not </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">the </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">actual administration of medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> or controlled drugs</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">Assistance with self-administration of medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> or controlled drugs involves</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">Opening the medication </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">or controlled drug </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">container;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">  </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">Reminding the client of the proper time to take the medication</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> or controlled drug</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">Helping to remove the medication </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">or controlled drug </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">from the container; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    (4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">Returning the medication </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">or controlled drug </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">container to storage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> SDR </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">, effective </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">    </span><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc09e2129-425a-41c3-b882-705ca0389b92000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>