A facility shall have a full-time registered nurse designated as the director of nursing who is responsible for the organization of the entire nursing service and who serves during the day shift. The director may not serve in a dual role as the administrator of the facility and the director of nursing.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 17 SDR 122, February 24, 1991; 22 SDR 70, effective November 22, 1995; transferred from § 44:04:06:03 , 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.