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§ 34-23A-51 Promulgation of rules--Minimum standards for abortion facilities.

SD Codified L § 34-23A-51 (2019) (N/A)
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34-23A-51. Promulgation of rules--Minimum standards for abortion facilities. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of a license to operate an abortion facility. The department shall adopt, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of an abortion facility. The rules shall establish minimum standards regarding:

(1) Facility safety and sanitation;

(2) Qualifications and supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel;

(3) Emergency equipment and procedures to provide emergency care;

(4) Medical records and reports;

(5) Procedure and recovery rooms;

(6) Infection control;

(7) Medication control;

(8) Quality assurance;

(9) Facility and laboratory equipment requirements, sanitation, testing, and maintenance;

(10) Information on and access to patient follow-up care; and

(11) Patient screening, assessment, and monitoring.Source: SL 2006, ch 182, § 7.

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