<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.s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0 { 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.s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000003 { 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="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:02:10.01"><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000000">44:75:02:10.01</span></a><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000001">.  Antibiotic stewardship program.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0"> </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Each facility shall have an active facility-wide program for the optimization of antibiotic use through stewardship. The program must demonstrate adherence to nationally recognized best practices for improving antibiotic use and reducing antibiotic-resistant organisms</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Each facility shall, based on recommendations from the facility s medical and pharmacy leadership, appoint an antibiotic stewardship director who is qualified through education, training, experience, or certification in infectious disease or antibiotic stewardship, to be responsible for the antibiotic stewardship program including</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    (1)  </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Developing and implementing policies and procedures for facility-wide antibiotic stewardship to monitor and improve the facility s use of antibiotics that reflect the scope and complexity of services furnished by the facility</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Documenting antibiotic stewardship activities to include sustained improvements in proper antibiotic use</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    (3)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Communicating and collaborating with medical, nursing, and pharmacy personnel and with the quality assessment and performance program required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:04:14"><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000003">44:75:04:14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0"> and the infection prevention and control program required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:02:10"><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000003">44:75:02:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0"> on antibiotic stewardship issues</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Ensuring competency-based training and education is provided to the facility s healthcare personnel on the practical application of antibiotic stewardship guidelines, policies, and procedures; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">Auditing adherence to the facility s antibiotic stewardship policies</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">The governing body of each facility shall ensure a system is in place and operational for the tracking of all antibiotic use activities to demonstrate implementation, success, and sustainability of activities</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0"> </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">(1), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-22-9"><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000003">34-22-9</span></a><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">(8).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">    </span><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9c428ec2-a20f-4a1a-8baf-57bdce20cd03000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>