Payment shall be made in behalf of an eligible individual when it is necessary to reserve a recipient's bed during temporary absence from a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility for persons with mental disease or an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Payment is limited to a maximum of five days when the absence is due to admission to an acute care general hospital for an acute condition and therapeutic home visits when the absence has been provided for in the patient's plan of care.

No payment may be made to a state-owned institution for reserving a bed during a resident's absence.

Source: 1 SDR 30, effective October 13, 1974; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 10 SDR 79, effective February 1, 1984; 11 SDR 26, effective August 21, 1984; 16 SDR 235, effective July 5, 1990; 40 SDR 122, effective January 8, 2014.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.