South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:45 - Nursing facility level of care and claims
Chapter 67:45:02 - Nursing facility claims and payments limits
Section 67:45:02:04 - Payment for reserved bed days
The department shall pay a nursing facility to reserve a bed during an eligible individual's temporary absence from the nursing facility. Payment is limited to a maximum of five days if the absence is due to admission to an acute care general hospital and a maximum of 15 consecutive days if the absence is for therapeutic home visits and the absence has been provided for in the individual's plan of care. After 15 days of therapeutic home visiting, the individual shall be considered a new admission on return to the facility.
Payment is limited to 100 percent of the allowable per diem rate for the facility as established under the provisions of chapter 67:16:04.
No payment may be made to a state-owned institution for reserving a bed during an individual's absence.
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.
