Each facility shall report any of 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 by a resident;
2. (2) An incident or event where there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of any resident by any person;
3. (3) A 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) A loss, for more than twenty-four hours, of utilities, an emergency generator, a fire alarm, sprinklers, or other critical equipment necessary for operation of the facility; or

7. (7) Unsafe water samples from pools or spas.

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

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; 28 SDR 83, effective December 16, 2001; 29 SDR 81, effective December 11, 2002; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; 32 SDR 128, effective January 30, 2006; transferred from § 44:04:01:07 , 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024; 52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2024-11-11, 2015-10-13.