Each facility shall have a transfer agreement with one or more hospitals able to provide prompt inpatient hospital care to the facility's residents when needed. The agreement must provide for an interchange of medical and other information necessary or useful in the care and treatment of a resident transferred between the facilities.

Source: Transferred from § 44:04:04:07 , 17 SDR 122, effective February 24, 1991; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; transferred from § 44:04:04:15 , 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.