44 : 82 : 06 : 08 . Quality of life. A community living home shall provide care and an environment that contributes to the resident's quality of life, including:

1. (1) A safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment;
2. (2) Maintenance or enhancement of the resident's ability to preserve individuality, to preserve autonomy, to exercise self-determination, to control the physical environment, to have everyday physical and social needs met, to perform daily activities, and to interact with whomever the resident chooses;
3. (3) Freedom from physical or chemical restraints unless ordered and implemented by qualified, trained personnel on an emergency basis, in order to protect the resident or others from immediate bodily injury;
4. (4) Freedom from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse and from involuntary seclusion, neglect, or exploitation imposed by anyone, and theft of personal property;
5. (5) Retention and use of personal possessions, including furnishings and clothing, as space permits, unless to do so would infringe upon the rights or health and safety of other residents; and
6. (6) Support and coordination to assure pain is recognized and addressed appropriately.

Source: 44 SDR 66, effective October 17, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(15).

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(15) .