South Dakota staff emergency training

All healthcare personnel must complete orientation within thirty days of hire, and ongoing education must cover the required subjects annually. The subjects include fire prevention and response, and emergency procedures and preparedness.

What South Dakota requires

Assisted Living Center — Fire and emergency training within 30 days of hire, then annually

All healthcare personnel must complete orientation within thirty days of hire, and ongoing education must cover the required subjects annually. The subjects include fire prevention and response, and emergency procedures and preparedness.

ARSD 44:70:04:04 · South Dakota Department of Health — Health Facility Licensure · checked September 2026Deadline: 30 days from the date the person starts work.
Assisted Living Center — Memory care unit: locked doors, trained staff, a caregiver always on the unit

If the center has a memory care unit, each locked door must conform to § 18.2.2.2.5 and § 19.2.2.2.5 of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition. Staff assigned to the unit need training specific to its residents, and at least one caregiver must be on duty on the unit at all times.

ARSD 44:70:04:12 · South Dakota Department of Health — Health Facility Licensure · checked September 2026

Proving it, not just doing it

Record the start date alongside the training date. The training date alone shows the session happened; the pair shows it happened inside South Dakota’s window, which is the thing actually being asked. The South Dakota fire drill log is the other half of the same request, and both feed the South Dakota readiness sheet.

General information, not legal advice, and not a compliance determination. The rule above is cited and dated to when we last checked it.