After the minimum retention period of five years from the actual visit date of care required by the provisions of § 44:70:08:03, the care record may be destroyed at the discretion of the facility. Before the destruction of the care record, the facility shall prepare and retain a resident index or abstract. The resident index or abstract shall include:

1. (1) Name;
2. (2) Date of birth;
3. (3) Summary of visit dates;
4. (4) Name of attending or admitting physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner; and

5. (5) Diagnosis.

   The facility shall destroy the care record in a way that maintains confidentiality.

Source: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(10).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(10).

Prior versions effective: 2012-01-09.