<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.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0 { 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.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0dd000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0-000004 { 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="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:18:03"><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">67</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">:</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">61</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">:</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">18</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">:</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000000">03</span></a><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000001">.  Availability of medical director.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">An agency's medically-monitored, inpatient treatment program must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> have a written</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">agreement with a licensed physician, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">serve as the medical director</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> or employ a licensed physician who is primarily responsible</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">for providing medical care to the clients</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> to serve as the medical director</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">. The medical director's responsibilities to the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> medically-monitored, inpatient treatment </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">program</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> are</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0dd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">  Providing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> advice on health</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">-</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">related policies and issues;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">  Providing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> emergency medical care to admitted clients;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">  Supervising</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> the performance of the medical examination and laboratory</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">tests required upon the client</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">'</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">s admission to the program; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    (4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">  Supervising</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> the medical treatment provided to the clients.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0dd000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> SDR </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">, effective </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">    </span><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0ddP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2fc89175-96fc-45ce-a84f-07edad6fc0dd000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>