44:73:06:06Nursing
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Rulemaking activity
service staffing for hospitals. Repealed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 17 SDR 122, effective February 24, 1991; repealed, 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; transferred from § 44:04:06:08, repealed, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015. 44:73:06:07 Nursing service staffing. A facility shall maintain a nurse in charge of nursing activities during each tour of duty. The director of nursing may not serve as charge nurse in a facility with an average daily occupancy of sixty or more residents. The facility shall have adequate staff to meet the residents' total care needs at all times. The ratio of nurses to certified nurse aides must be sufficient to ensure professional guidance and supervision in the nursing care of the residents. For purposes of this section, "certified nurse aide" means a person registered as a certified nurse aide pursuant to chapter 20:48:16. Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; transferred from § 44:04:06:09, 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024; 53 SDR 34, effective September 24, 2026.