S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:07:01

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

Section 67:42:07:01 - Definitions

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1) "After-care services," supportive social services, as specified in the treatment plan, for the family after the child has returned home;

(2) "Alternative services," an array of services that may be provided by the group care center to a child and the child's family that are designed to enable the child to remain at home or to remain in or return to a placement in the nearest possible proximity to the child's home or placement resource;

(3) "Family services," social rehabilitative services to family members to alleviate problems specified in the treatment plan that keep a child from returning to the child's own home;

(4) "Group care center," a facility licensed by the department to care for children who are experiencing family problems and interpersonal conflicts, are unable to remain in a family setting, and require ongoing group and individual counseling or alternative services in a structured treatment program using facility-based services;

(5) "Personal restraint" or "restraint," the application of physical force without the use of any device for the purpose of restraining the free movement of a resident's body. The term does not include briefly holding a resident without undue force in order to calm or comfort the resident or holding a resident's hand for purposes of safely escorting the resident from one area to another;

(6) "Program director," the individual responsible for developing, implementing, supervising, and monitoring the services provided;

(7) "Seclusion," the involuntary confinement of a resident alone in a room or an area from which the resident is physically prevented from leaving;

(8) "Shelter care facility," a group care center that provides short-term, full-time care for children often placed under emergency conditions. This includes the placement of a child into a shelter care facility for purposes of providing short-term assessment services;

(9) "Short-term assessment services," planned or emergency diagnostic services that include a time-limited assessment or diagnostic process used to evaluate the child's and family's needs and determine the most appropriate level of care and services needed; and

(10) "Treatment plan," a plan that explains the child's social, psychological, or medical problems, contains solutions to the problems, and describes the necessary steps and schedules to resolve the problems.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:07:01

SL 1975, ch 16; 47 SDR 024, effective 9/10/2020

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-14(1), 26-6-16.