South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:82 - COMMUNITY LIVING HOME
Chapter 44:82:01 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY
Section 44:82:01:01 - Definitions

(1) "Abuse," an intentional act toward an individual indicating that one or more of the following has occurred:

(2) "Care provider," the owner, operator, or any paid person, but not including a family member of the resident, who provides care, support, and services to a resident under this Chapter;

(3) "Department," the South Dakota Department of Health;

(4) "Exploitation," the wrongful taking or exercising of control over property of a person with intent to defraud that person;

(5) "Home," a community living home as defined in SDCL §34-12-1.1(12);

(6) "Health care," services to assist residents pertaining to diagnosis and treatment and to preventive, rehabilitative, restorative, and nursing care performed at the direction of a physician on behalf of the injured, disabled, or sick person by physicians, nurses, dentists, and other health professional and technical health personnel;

(7) "Healthcare worker," any paid person working in a health-care setting;

(8) "Individualized and independent residential community living supports," supervisory care, assistance with activities of daily living and/or instrumental activities of daily living, homemaker, meals preparation, and other health-related services provided in a residential setting to individuals with functional limitations;

(9) "Misappropriation of residents property," the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary or permanent use of a residents belongings or money without the residents consent;

(10) "Neglect," harm to a persons health or welfare, without reasonable justification, caused by the conduct of someone responsible for the persons health or welfare, including but not limited to offensive behavior made to or directed at a resident, and the failure to provide timely, consistent, and safe services, treatment, or care necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness to the person;

(11) "Outside healthcare provider," a licensed, or otherwise appropriately credentialed, health care professional who provides services to residents but is not the owner or operator of the community living home;

(12) "Operator," the owner, or a designee of the owner, who is consistently present in the community living home and who is responsible for the overall supervision, support, and care of the homes residents;

(13) "Owner," a person or organization who is the legal owner of the community living home and who, along with the operator, is responsible for the overall supervision, support, and care of the homes residents;

(14) "Qualified personnel," persons with the specific education, license, and training to provide required services;

(15) "Resident," an adult who resides in a community living home, receives individualized and independent residential supports, and is not related to either the owner or operator;

(16) "Self-administration of medications," the removal of the correct dosage from the pharmaceutical container and self-injecting, self-ingesting, or self-applying the medication with no assistance or with limited assistance from a qualified personnel;