Payments to nursing facilities are made in behalf of an individual for resident days only. Resident days include the day of admission but exclude the day of discharge. For purposes of this section, a resident day is when the individual is physically present in the facility at midnight or when a bed is being reserved for the individual at midnight. It is not a resident day if the individual is discharged or dies prior to midnight.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 30, effective October 13, 1974; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 11 SDR 26, effective August 21, 1984; 15 SDR 68, effective November 7, 1988; transferred from § 67:16:04:13, 18 SDR 67, effective October 13, 1991.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.