ARSD 44:73:01:07. Reports to the department

Each facility shall report any of the following events to the department through the department's online reporting system within twenty-four hours of the discovery of the event: (1) An attempted suicide by a resident; (2) An incident or event where there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of any resident by any person; (3) A death resulting from other than natural causes that originated on facility property; (4) A missing resident; (5) A fire in the facility; (6) A loss, for more than twenty-four hours, of utilities, an emergency generator, a fire alarm, sprinklers, or other critical equipment necessary for operation of the facility; or (7) Unsafe water samples from pools or spas. The facility shall conduct an internal investigation of the event and report the results to the department no later than five working days after the event.