Each hospital offering emergency services must have a written plan and procedural manual for the provision of twenty-four hour a day emergency care that provides for assessment and either treatment or referral to an appropriate facility. A referring hospital shall initiate essential life-saving measures and provide emergency procedures that will minimize aggravation of a patient's condition during transportation. A facility shall reserve an area of the facility with healthcare personnel, equipment, medications, supplies, and ancillary services commensurate with the scope of anticipated needs for ill or injured persons exclusively for the patients requiring emergency care. A facility shall maintain a medical record for each patient receiving emergency service.

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 § 44:04:11:04 , 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023 .

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

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13.