<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.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0 { 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.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000003 { 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="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:33:02:04"><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000000">46:33:02:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">.  </span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">Posting of information</span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> </span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">Every long-term care facility and home- and community-based alternative living center shall post in a conspicuous location a notice of the ombudsman's toll-free number and the name, address, and phone number of the office of the appropriate ombudsman and a brief description of the services provided by the office. The form of the notice shall be as prescribed by the office or approved by the office. This information shall also be distributed to the resident, family members, and legal guardians upon the resident's admission to the long-term care facility or home- and community-based alternative living center</span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> </span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">47 SDR 137, effective June 27, 2021</span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36A-26"><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000003">1-36A-26</span></a><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">(12).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36A-26"><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000003">1-36A-26</span></a><span class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>