Each facility shall report the following events to the department through the department's online reporting system within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the event:

1. (1) An attempted suicide;
2. (2) Any cause to suspect abuse or neglect of a resident;
3. (3) Any death resulting from other than natural causes that originated on facility property;
4. (4) A missing resident;
5. (5) A fire in the facility;
6. (6) Any loss of utilities, emergency generator, fire alarm, sprinklers, and other critical equipment necessary for operation of the facility for more than twenty-four hours; or

7. (7) Any unsafe drinking water samples, or samples from pools or spas.

   The facility shall conduct an internal investigation for the event and report the results to the department no later than five working days after the event.

   The department may request additional information from the facility and investigate any reported event.

Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019 ; 50 SDR 19, effective August 30, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 (14).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2019-11-26, 2012-01-09.