<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.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0 { 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.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003 { 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="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:11:03"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000000">44:73:11:03</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">.  Facility to provide information on available services</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">, policies, and procedures</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> A facility shall provide the following information in writing to each resident</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> or resident's legal representative</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (1)  A list of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">items and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">services available in the facility</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> the charges for </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">those items and</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> services</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">, and the items and services</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> for which the resident may not be charged;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (2)  A description of how to apply for and use </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">m</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">edicare and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">m</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">edicaid benefits, and the right to establish eligibility for </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">m</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">edicaid, including the addresses and telephone numbers of the nearest office of the South Dakota Department of Social Services and of the United States Social Security Administration;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (3)  A description of the bed-hold policy </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">that</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> indicates the length of time the bed will be held for the resident, any policies regarding the held bed, and readmission rights of the resident; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    (4)  A description explaining the responsibilities of the resident and family members regarding self-administered medication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    A signed and dated admission agreement between the resident or the resident's legal representative and the facility must include </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">information described in </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive. The resident or resident's legal representative and the facility shall complete the admission agreement before or at the time of admission and before the resident has made a commitment for payment for proposed or actual care. The agreement </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> be printed </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">in a manner to ensure</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> ease of reading by the resident</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> prior to signing</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">. Any change in the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">admission agreement must be signed and dated by</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> the resident or the resident's legal representative as </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">an</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> addendum to the original agreement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:03"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003">44:04:17:03</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467bP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9b39d668-9d42-473c-8dac-bbc82e0c467b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>