<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.s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0 { 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.s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3000003 { 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="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:01:07.01"><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000000">44:73:01:07.01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000001">Reports to the Department of Human Services, law enforcement, or state's attorney.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0"> </span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">In addition to the reporting requirements in §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:01:07"><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000002">44:73:01:07</span></a><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">, a facility shall report an event involving any reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of a resident by any person, within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the event, orally or in writing, to the Department of Human Services, a law enforcement officer, or the state's attorney of the county where the facility is located</span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">    </span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0"> </span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024; 52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">    </span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">    </span><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0-000002">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6f947590-f101-4942-b568-de77db86c8a3000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>