South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:75 - Hospital, specialized Hospital critical access Hospital, and rural emergency Hospital facilities
Chapter 44:75:13 - Construction Standards
Section 44:75:13:39 - Water therapy facilities
Each water therapy facility operated by a facility and used by any patient or the public, must be designed, constructed, and maintained using the "Recommended Standards for Swimming Pool Design and Operation," 1996 edition.
A facility shall collect and submit at least one water sample weekly for each swimming pool or spa facility under the facility's control to an EPA-certified laboratory for bacteriological analysis. The facility shall report any unsafe water sample test results to the department within three days after receipt of such test results. Upon the receipt an unsafe water sample, the facility must submit two consecutive negative samples to the department to confirm treatment procedures have eliminated the contamination. If a resample test is positive, the facility must close the affected water facility and submit two consecutive negative samples prior to allowing patient or public use of affected water treatment facility. The facility shall use a colorimetric test kit for the monitoring and adjusting of disinfectant levels and pH in swimming pool or spa facility. A The facility shall maintain a daily log of disinfectant levels and pH.
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13(1)(14).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13(1)(14).
Recommended Standards for Swimming Pool Design and
Operation Copies are available at no cost at
