44:73:01:04Bed capacity.

The facility shall establish the bed capacity for the facility in accordance with chapter 44:73:12. The resident census may not exceed the bed capacity for which the facility is licensed. A request by the facility for an adjustment in bed capacity because of a change of purpose or construction must be approved by the department before any changes are made.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 14, effective September 14, 1977; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; transferred from § 44:04:01:04, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024.