Each hospital shall provide for emergency diagnostic x-ray services which are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, except for specialized hospitals which can document to the satisfaction of the department that this service is not essential to the specialty being served. Safety and sanitation procedures as required by the department for the radiological service which will protect the patient and the radiological worker shall be established and enforced. There shall be a quality control program with records maintained in the facility.

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 § 44:04:10:05, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(11).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(11).