The facility shall have a sufficient number of qualified personnel to provide effective and safe care. Healthcare personnel on duty must be awake at all times. Any supervisor must be eighteen years of age or older. The facility shall make available written job descriptions and personnel policies and procedures to personnel of all departments and services. The facility may not knowingly employ any person with a conviction for abusing another person. The facility shall establish and follow policies regarding healthcare personnel on contract.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 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: 38 SDR 115, effective January 9, 2012; transferred from § 44:04:04:04 , 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13.