<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.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0 { 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.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000003 { color: black; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2e000004 { 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="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:90:02:13"><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">44</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">90</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">02</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">:</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000000">13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000001">.  </span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000001">Death of qualifying patient.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">Upon giving notice of a patient s death pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-46"><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000002">34-20G-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">(2), a designated caregiver shall, within 15 days, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000003">return the registry identification card associated with the patient to the department and, if applicable, shall destroy any </span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">cannabis plants and any cannabis and cannabis products that were produced from the allowable plants</span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000003">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2e000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">    </span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0"> </span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">    </span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-72"><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000002">34-20G-72</span></a><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">    </span><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20G-46"><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0-000002">34-20G-46</span></a><span class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb8afb330-8777-477a-942d-b4ab5d3fee2e000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>