<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:79:02:11 Area requirements for currently licensed patient rooms.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:79:02:11"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:79:02:11 Area requirements for currently licensed patient rooms."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; punctuation-wrap:simple; text-autospace:none; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:79:02:11.&nbsp;&nbsp;Area requirements for currently licensed patient rooms.</b> Each currently licensed hospice patient room shall have at least 120 square feet (11.15 square meters) of floor space per bed, exclusive of closets and wardrobes. Each hospice shall have 10 square feet (0.93 square meters) of general storage for each bed. A total of 40 square feet (3.72 square meters) of dining and lounge area for each patient shall be provided in a facility. Each hospice shall be constructed, equipped, and operated to maintain the privacy, comfort, and dignity of all patients.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-12-13">34-12-13(1)</A> and (3).</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-12-13">34-12-13(1)</A> and (3).</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cross-Reference:</b> Area requirements for new construction or renovations, &#167;&nbsp; 44:79:10:08(2).</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>