S.D. Admin. R. 44:75:11:04
Each hospital offering emergency services shall have a written plan and procedural manual for the provision of twenty-four hour a day emergency care which, as a minimum, provides for assessment and either treatment or referral to an appropriate facility. All referring hospitals shall initiate essential life-saving measures and provide emergency procedures that will minimize aggravation of a patient's condition during transportation. A facility shall reserve an area of the facility with appropriate personnel, equipment, medications, supplies, and ancillary services commensurate with the scope of anticipated needs for ill or injured persons exclusively for the patients requiring emergency care. A facility shall maintain a medical record for each patient receiving emergency service.
S.D. Admin. R. 44:75:11:04
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(12).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(12).