<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.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0 { 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.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003 { 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="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:73:11:14"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000000">44:73:11:14</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">  Admission, transfer, and discharge policies.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> A facility shall establish and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">implement </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">policies and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">procedures</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> for admission, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">readmission, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">discharge, and transfer of residents </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">that</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> prohibit discrimination based upon payment source. The facility shall notify each resident at or before the time of admission of these policies and procedures. The policies and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">procedures must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> include the following provisions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (1)  The resident may remain in the facility and may not be transferred or discharged unless the resident's needs and welfare cannot be met by the facility, the resident's health has improved sufficiently so the resident no longer needs the services provided by the facility, the safety or health of individuals in the facility is endangered by the resident, the resident has failed to pay for allowable billed services as agreed to, or the facility ceases to operate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (2)  The facility must notify the resident</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> or the resident's legal representative and state ombudsman</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> in writing at least </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">thirty</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> days before the transfer or discharge unless a change in the resident's health requires immediate transfer or discharge or the resident has not resided in the facility for </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">thirty</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> days. The written notice </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> specify the reason for</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> and effective date of</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> the transfer or discharge and the location to which the resident will be transferred or discharged;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (3)  The conditions under which the resident may request or refuse transfer within the facility; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    (4)  A description of how the resident may appeal a decision by the facility to transfer or discharge the resident.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> 19 SDR 95, effective January 7, 1993; 22 SDR 70, effective November 10. 1995; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:04:17:14"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003">44:04:17:14</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sa4683e26-d23c-41bc-9df9-55be56fe5f86000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>