S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:01:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 67:42:01:01 - Definitions

Terms used in this article mean:

(1) "Alternative care," care provided in family foster homes, group care centers for minors, group care centers meeting the qualifications of residential treatment centers as defined in § 67:42:08:01, independent living preparation programs, and intensive residential treatment centers;

(2) "Applicant," an individual, agency, institution, or organization which submits to the department an application for a license as provided in this article;

(3) "Case plan," a plan written in cooperation with a client which explains the client's social, psychological, medical, or economic problems, contains solutions to the problems, and describes the necessary steps and schedule to resolve the problems;

(4) "Client," a person receiving assistance or service from the department;

(5) "Department," the Department of Social Services;

(6) "Employee applicant," an individual applying to a provider for employment;

(7) "Facility," a family foster home, group care center for minors, residential treatment center, child placement agency, independent living preparation program, or intensive residential treatment center licensed under the provisions of this article;

(8) "Household member," a person who uses a facility as a permanent or part-time residence and who may have contact with children placed in the facility;

(9) "License," the document described in SDCL 26-6-15 which certifies that a provider meets applicable licensing standards contained in this article;

(10) "Provider," an individual, agency, institution, or organization providing any of the services covered in this article;

(11) "Provider applicant," an individual, agency, institution, or organization applying to be a provider under this article;

(12) "Reasonable and prudent parent standard," the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interest of a child while at the same time encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child, that a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care or a child care institution under the responsibility of the state to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and social activities;

(13) "Staff member" or "staff person," an employee or volunteer of a facility; and

(14) "Volunteer applicant," an individual applying to provide voluntary services for a provider.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:01:01

4 SDR 2, effective 7/25/1977; 6 SDR 31, effective 9/30/1979; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective 7/1/1981; 10 SDR 48, effective 11/21/1983; 13 SDR 197, effective 7/1/1987; 14 SDR 20, effective 8/13/1987; 20 SDR 223, effective 7/7/1994; 21 SDR 206, effective 6/4/1995; 31 SDR 40, effective 9/29/2004; 32 SDR 33, effective 8/31/2005; 39 SDR 220, effective 6/27/2013; 42 SDR 97, effective 1/4/2016; 49 SDR 124, effective 7/3/2023

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.