South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 44 - Department of Health › Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service › Chapter 44:02:05 - Specialty resorts › Section 44:02:05:01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Words defined in SDCL
				  34-18-1 have the same meaning when
				  used in this chapter. In addition, the terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Approved," acceptable to the Department
				of Health based on compliance with applicable standards and public health
				practices;
(2) "Communicable
				disease," as defined in §
									44:20:01:01;
(3) "Community water system," a system that
				is regulated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that meets
				the definition requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01;
(4) "Designated agent," a municipal, county,
				or district health department that has been organized under SDCL chapter 34-3
				and SDCL 9-32-1 and has been designated as
				an agent of the secretary as provided in SDCL
				34-18-7;
(5) "Egress window," a window of sufficient
				size to meet the requirements of §
									44:02:05:27 so that an occupant of
				a guest room can escape through the window in an emergency;
(6) "EPA-certified laboratory," a laboratory
				that meets the requirements outlined in chapter 74:04:07;
(7) "Guest," an occupant of a rental unit of
				a lodging establishment;
(8) "Guest
				room," any room used or intended to be used by a guest for sleeping
				purposes;
(9) "Health hazard," a
				chemical agent, source of filth, cause of sickness, or condition which is a
				health threat to others or a threat to the public health;
(10) "Inspection," an objective examination
				of a lodging establishment by the department to review the employee practices,
				sanitary conditions, and health standards in accordance with SDCL chapter 34-18
				and this chapter;
(11)
				"Nontransient noncommunity public water system," a system that is regulated by
				the Department of Environment and Natural Resources that meets the definition
				requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01;
(12) "Operator," any person or organization
				designated in charge of the day to day operations of a lodging establishment,
				campground, or food service establishment as defined in SDCL
				34-18-1;
(13) "Potentially hazardous food," a food
				that consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat,
				poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacea, whipped butter, or whipped
				margarine, or other ingredients, including synthetic ingredients, in a form
				capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic
				microorganisms. The term does not include foods which have a pH level of 4.6 or
				below or a water activity (Aw) value of 0.85 or
				less;
(14) "Primary exit," an exit
				with a side hinge door leading to the exterior of the structure that is most
				often used when entering or exiting the structure;
(15) "Private water system," a water system
				that serves a campground, food service establishment, or lodging establishment
				that is not a public water system regulated by the Department of Environment
				and Natural Resources;
(16) "Public
				water system," a system that is regulated by the Department of Environment and
				Natural Resources that meets the definition requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01;
(17) "Single action hardware," a latching
				mechanism that allows a door to unlock and open with a single turn or movement
				of the interior knob or lever. This includes door knobs, lever handles, and
				panic bars;
(18) "Specialty
				resort," any bed and breakfast establishment except a bed and breakfast
				establishment as defined in §
									44:02:06:01, lodge, dude ranch,
				resort, building, or buildings used to provide accommodations or recreation for
				a charge to the public, with no more than ten rental units for up to an average
				of twenty guests per night and in which meals are provided to only the guests
				staying at the specialty resort;
(19) "Transient noncommunity water system," a
				system that is regulated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
				that meets the definition requirements set forth in §
									74:04:12:01.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 34-1-17,
					 34-18-22.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 34-18-22,
					 34-18-22.1,
					 34-18-22.2,
					 34-18-24.