<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.sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0 { 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.sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:01:07.01"><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000000">44:75:01:07.01</span></a><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000001">.  Reports to the Department of Human Services, law enforcement, or state's attorney.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0"> </span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">A facility shall report an event involving any reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of any patient by any person within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the event</span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0"> orally or in writing</span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0"> to the Department of Human Services, to a law enforcement officer, or to the state's attorney of the county in which the facility is located</span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">    </span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0"> </span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023; 52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">    </span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">(14).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">    </span><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sef7985b5-ff7f-47a9-9918-603a43fde567000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>