A facility shall have an electrical or electrohydraulic elevator if a resident's room, resident recreation or activity area, resident dining, dietary, laundry, central storage, or therapy room is located on a floor other than on the first floor. Each elevator car and platform must be constructed of noncombustible material, except that material treated with fire retardant may be used if each exterior surface of the car is covered with metal. Each elevator car must accommodate a resident's bed and an attendant and be at least five feet, or 1.52 meters, wide by seven feet six inches, or 2.29 meters, deep. The car door must have a clear opening of not less than three feet eight inches, or 1.12 meters. Each elevator must have automatic two-way leveling with an accuracy within plus or minus one-half inch, or .01 meters. Each elevator, except freight elevators, must be equipped with a two-way special service switch to permit each car to bypass all landing button calls and to be dispatched directly to any floor.

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; transferred from § 44:04:13:19 , 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.