The facility must be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated to minimize the sources and transmission of infectious diseases to residents, patients, personnel, visitors, and the community at large. This requirement shall be accomplished by providing the physical resources, personnel, and technical expertise necessary to ensure good public health practices for institutional sanitation.

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; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; transferred from § 44:04:02:02, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(1).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(1).