S.D. Admin. R. 44:75:04:02
A hospital shall have a medical staff organized under bylaws and rules approved by the governing body and responsible to the governing body of the hospital for the quality of all medical care provided patients in the hospital and for the ethical and professional practices of its members. The responsibility for the conduct of medical staff affairs shall be assigned to an individual physician. The medical staff shall establish a credentials committee to review the qualifications of practitioners applying for admitting or patient care privileges and recommend to the governing body practitioners eligible for appointment to the medical staff by the governing body. The review shall include recommendations regarding delineation of admitting and patient care privileges. The medical staff shall conduct appraisals of its members at least every two years.
S.D. Admin. R. 44:75:04:02
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(5).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(5).
Governing body, § 44:75:04:02.