Children from birth through two may be identified as being in need of prolonged assistance if, through a multidisciplinary evaluation, they score two standard deviations or more below the mean in two or more of the following areas: cognitive development, physical development including vision and hearing, communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive development.
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General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1.