Does a long-term care / assisted living / group home in South Dakota need a medical director?

Yes. The rule calls the role Medical Director. Physician licensed in South Dakota.

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South Dakota: medical director for a long-term care / assisted living / group home

Whether South Dakota requires a physician medical director for a long-term care / assisted living / group home, the qualifications, duties and the rule it comes from.

Medical directorMedical director required

Title in the ruleMedical Director

Research date2026-09-03

Qualifications

Physician licensed in South Dakota.

Duties the rule assigns

ensure all services are provided only by qualified personnel

Notes

Confirmed for licensed nursing facilities (ARSD 44:73). No SD-specific medical-director rule was found for assisted living centers (ARSD 44:70), which this org-type key also covers — the statute only requires an emergency physician/nurse arrangement there, not a designated medical director.

Sources (1)

S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:05:06secondary

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