Section 36-28-1 - Definition of terms.
36-28-1. Definition of terms. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions are hereby established:
(1) "Board" means the South Dakota State Board of Examiners for Nursing Facility Administrators.
(2) "Nursing facility" means any institution or facility defined as such for licensing purposes under South Dakota law or pursuant to the rules and regulations for nursing facilities and homes for the aged by the State Department of Health, whether proprietary or nonprofit, including, but not limited to nursing facilities owned or administered by the federal or state government or an agency or political subdivision thereof.
(3) "Nursing facility administrator" means a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing facility or homes, whether such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether his function and duties are shared with one or more individuals; provided, however, that persons serving as a member of a nursing facility's board of directors shall not qualify as a nursing facility administrator unless he is also serving in the requisite administration capacity as here defined.
Source: SL 1969, ch 113, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 34-12A-1.