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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">8</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">)  Support and coordination to assure pain is recognized and addressed appropriately.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0"> 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:09"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000003">44:04:17:09</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0"> Care policies, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:04:13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000003">44:73:04:1</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0-000003">3</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s04f179e0-a8fa-4d3f-8daa-bb2364c6cf65000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>