The department or child placement agency shall base its decision to issue a license upon a written home study of the family foster parent applicant. The department or child placement agency shall keep the written home study in the applicant's file.
A family foster parent must be licensed and supervised by the department or a child placement agency. A licensed foster parent shall inform the agency which has licensed the foster parent upon accepting a child from another placement agency or from a parent or guardian.
S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:05:02
General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.
Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-13, 26-6-16.