67 : 61 : 18 : 03 . Availability of medical director. An agency's medically-monitored, inpatient treatment program must have a written agreement with a licensed physician, physician assistant, or certified nurse practitioner to serve as the medical director , or employ a licensed physician who is primarily responsible for providing medical care to the clients to serve as the medical director . The medical director's responsibilities to the medically-monitored, inpatient treatment program are :

1. (1) Providing advice on health-related policies and issues;
2. (2) Providing emergency medical care to admitted clients;
3. (3) Supervising the performance of the medical examination and laboratory tests required upon the client's admission to the program; and
4. (4) Supervising the medical treatment provided to the clients.

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.