<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.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0 { 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.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000003 { 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="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:33:02:04"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000000">46:33:02:04</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">.  </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">Posting of information</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">Every long-term care facility and home- and community-based alternative living center shall post in a conspicuous location a notice of the ombudsman's toll-free number and the name, address, and phone number of the office of the appropriate ombudsman and a brief description of the services provided by the office. The form of the notice shall be as prescribed by the office or approved by the office. This information shall also be distributed to the resident, family members, and legal guardians upon the resident's admission to the long-term care facility or home- and community-based alternative living center</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">47 SDR 137, effective June 27, 2021</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36A-26"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000003">1-36A-26</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">(12).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36A-26"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0-000003">1-36A-26</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69cP0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sd8b1e44b-2f69-4543-b451-dec42a99c69c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>