<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.s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0 { 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.s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000003 { 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="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:50:17"><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000000">67:16:50:17</span></a><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000001">.  Length of stay.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0"> </span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">For the purpose of establishing length of stay in a medicaid-certified nursing facility, thirty months of continuous residence in a medicaid-certified nursing facility may include temporary absences for hospitalization or therapeutic leave, and may consist of consecutive residences in more than one medicaid-certified swing bed or nursing facility</span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">    </span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0"> </span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">    </span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">    </span><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s36877adb-13b1-42d8-83be-e447d54f916b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>