<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.se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0 { 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.se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6f000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000003 { 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="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:03:06.02"><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000000">67:16:03:06.02</span></a><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000001">.  Certain in-state hospitals and hospital units exempt from diagnosis-related group basis of reimbursement.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0"> The following inpatient hospitals and inpatient hospital units are exempt from the diagnosis-related group methodology</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    (1)  </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">Rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation hospital units</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    (2)  </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">LifeScape Children's Care Hospital</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    (3)  </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">Long-term acute care hospitals</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    (4)  Indian Health Services hospitals;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    (5)  In-state critical access hospitals; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    (6)  The Human Services Center hospital.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">The department shall publish the exempted hospitals, hospital units, and the reimbursement rate for the exempted hospitals and hospital units on the department's fee schedule website</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0"> Transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:03:06"><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000003">67:16:03:06</span></a><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">, 13 SDR 8, effective August 3, 1986; 15 SDR 2, effective July 17, 1988; 15 SDR 167, effective May 11, 1989; 16 SDR 239, effective July 9, 1990; 17 SDR 180, effective May 27, 1991; 17 SDR 200, effective July 1, 1991: 22 SDR 143, effective May 9, 1996; 25 SDR 116, effective March 24, 1999</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">; 52 SDR 126, effective July 1, 2026</span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1.1"><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000003">28-6-1.1</span></a><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6f000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    </span><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">    Definitions, "Website" (Fee Schedule Website), subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:01:01"><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0-000003">67:16:01:01</span></a><span class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fC0">(18).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se12e349c-8b58-4eb2-8718-285f99d9ea6f000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>