A facility shall limit nursing services or rehabilitation services provided to a resident to less than eight hours per day and twenty-eight hours each week. The facility shall maintain documentation of the skilled nursing services or rehabilitation services to ensure the needs of the resident are addressed, including a planned completion date based on the assessments conducted. Unlicensed personnel of a facility may not accept any delegated skilled tasks from any nonemployed, noncontracted skilled nursing or therapy providers licensed pursuant to SDCL chapters 36-9, 36-10, and 36-31.

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 (7).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

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