<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.s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0 { 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.s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000003 { 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="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:50:20"><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000000">67:16:50:20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001">New admission and readmission</span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0"> </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">An individual admitted to any medicaid-certified nursing facility for the first time, who is not being readmitted, is subject to preadmission screening and resident review</span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">    </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">A readmission occurs when an individual is readmitted to a medicaid-certified nursing facility from a hospital to which the individual was transferred, from the nursing facility, for the purpose of receiving medical care. A preadmission screening and resident review is not required for a readmission</span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">    </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0"> </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">    </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">    </span><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0adbc92d-cf2e-40da-b7b6-bb2b458e49a8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>