2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 12 - Regulation Of Hospitals And Related Institutions
§ 34-12-35.7 Annual consideration of need for additional nursing facility beds or new nursing facilities.
34-12-35.7. Annual consideration of need for additional nursing facility beds or new nursing facilities. The Department of Health, with assistance from the Department of Social Services, may annually consider the need for additional nursing facility beds or additional new nursing facilities or both in defined areas of the state. In doing so, the following factors shall be taken into consideration:
(1) The current number of available nursing facility beds and nursing facilities in the defined area;
(2) The current and projected future need for additional nursing facility beds and nursing facilities in the defined area and the current long-term care needs of the population to be served;
(3) The potential impact on existing nursing facilities; and
(4) Any additional costs to the state that may result.
Source: SL 2012, ch 178, ยง 2.
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