Before admission to a facility, each resident shall have written orders from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner of symptoms and diagnoses and a physical examination certifying the resident is in reasonably good health.

1. (1) Nursing care needs;
2. (2) Medication administration needs;
3. (3) Cognitive status, as shown by tasks performed routinely by a person; utilizing physical and social environmental features; to manage life situations, meal preparation, self-administration of medications, telephone use, housekeeping, laundry, handling finances, shopping, and use of transportation;
4. (4) Mental health status;
5. (5) Physical abilities including activities of daily living, ambulation, and the need for assistive devices; and
6. (6) Dietary needs.

The facility shall develop written communication describing the resident care and services provided in the facility. The facility shall provide the written communication to the resident's physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner prior to or upon admission, yearly, and after a significant change of condition of the resident.

The facility shall evaluate and document each resident's care needs at the time of admission, thirty days after admission, and annually thereafter, to determine if the facility can meet the needs for each resident. The resident evaluation tool must address:

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 24 SDR 90, effective January 4, 1998; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 27 SDR 59 effective December 17, 2000; transferred from § 44:04:04:12 , 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 (5)(14).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

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