<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0 { 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.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003 { 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="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:11:02"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000000">44:73:11:02</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">.  Facility to inform resident of rights.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> Prior to or at the time of admission, a facility shall inform the resident, both orally and in writing, of the resident's rights and of the rules governing the resident's conduct and responsibilities while living in the facility. The resident shall acknowledge in writing that the resident received the information. During the resident's stay the facility shall notify the resident</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> or the resident's legal representative</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">, both orally and in writing, of any changes to the original information.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">A facility's v</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">isiting hours and policies </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> permit and encourage the visiting of residents by friends and relatives. Visitors may not cause a disruption to the care and services residents receive</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> infringe on other residents' rights</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> or place an undue burden on the facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; subdivision (8) transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:12:03"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">44:04:12:03</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">, 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 27 SDR 59, effective December 17, 2000; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:02"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">44:04:17:02</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa6084c4a-0846-4103-8b3e-c3e875f907f4000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>