67 : 61 : 08 : 07 . Delegation of nursing tasks. Delegation is the transfer of the authority to perform a specific nursing or medication administration task from a licensed registered nurse to unlicensed assistive personnel, pursuant to §§ 20:48:04.01:01 , 20:48:04.01:02 , and 20:48:04.01:07 .

Unlicensed assistive personnel may only perform the nursing task or medication administration task for a specific client through delegation. Unlicensed assistive personnel may not re-delegate a delegated task.

Source: 43 SDR 80 , effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25 , 34-20A-27 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20A-27 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.