S.D. Admin. R. 67:62:15:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 67:62:15:01 - Definitions

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "Active treatment," the implementation of a program of specialized and generic training, treatment, health services, and related services, which lead to the acquisition of the behaviors necessary for the individual to function with as much self-determination and independence as possible, and to prevent regression or loss of current optimal functional status;

(2) "Dementia," disorders characterized by the development of multiple cognitive deficits, including memory impairment, which are due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition, to the persisting effects of a substance, or to multiple etiologies;

(3) "Nursing facility," a facility licensed as a nursing facility by the Department of Health and maintained and operated for the express or implied purpose of providing care to one or more persons, whether for consideration or not, who are not acutely ill but require nursing care and related medical services of such complexity as to require professional nursing care under the direction of a physician twenty-four hours a day;

(4) "Preadmission screening and resident review," a process made up of a Level I screening completed by the department, and a Level II review completed by the department, to determine eligibility when an individual with a mental disorder, as defined in subdivision 67:62:01:01(24), applies to reside in a Medicaid certified swing bed or nursing facility;

(5) "Specialized mental health services" psychiatric services that result in the continuous and aggressive implementation of an individualized plan of care developed by an interdisciplinary team consisting of a physician, a qualified mental health professional, and other professionals, which prescribes specific therapies and activities for the treatment of individuals experiencing an acute episode of serious mental illness, requiring supervision by trained mental health professionals, to obtain improvement in function thereby permitting a reduction in the level of intensity to less than the level of specialized services at the earliest possible time;

(6) "Swing bed," a licensed hospital bed approved by the Department of Health to provide short-term nursing facility care pending the availability of a nursing facility bed.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:62:15:01

43 SDR 80, effective 12/5/2016; 50 SDR 063, effective 11/27/2023

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25.

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-36-25(4).