South Dakota Statutes
§ 34-12-35.5 — Access critical nursing facilities.
South Dakota § 34-12-35.5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Ch. 34-11BREGULATION OF HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-12-35.5 (2026).
Text
The Department of Human Services shall designate access critical nursing facilities annually as part of the medicaid rate setting process. The department shall designate the access critical nursing facilities according to the following criteria:
(1)No other nursing facility is located within twenty miles;
(2)The nursing facility is located in the largest municipality within thirty-five miles, unless the next closest nursing facility is located more than fifty miles from any other nursing facility;
(3)The nursing facility provides nursing facility services;
(4)The nursing facility is integrated with other health care services, either through affiliation with other services or through formal agreement;
(5)The current five-year average number of occupied beds in the facili
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Legislative History
SL 2011, ch 154, § 1; SL 2021, ch 140, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1§ 34-1-1.1
Department reorganized and continued.§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-15§ 34-1-19
Repealed§ 34-1-2
, 34-1-2.1Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 34-12-35.5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/34-12-35.5.