Each licensed patient room must have at least seventy-five square feet or 6.98 square meters of floor space per bed, with at least three feet or 0.91 meters between beds, in a multi-bed room exclusive of closets and wardrobes; and ninety-five square feet or 8.83 square meters in a single room, exclusive of closets and wardrobes. Each patient shall have for individual use in the assigned room a bed, a bedside stand, and a chair appropriate to the needs and comfort of the patient. Each hospital shall have twenty square feet or 1.86 square meters of general storage for each bed. Each facility must be constructed, equipped, and operated to maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients. In a multi-bed room, each bed must be able to be separated from the other beds by privacy curtains.

Source: 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 (1)(3).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13.