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

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

Section 67:42:07:07 - Staff qualifications - Contact with references required

The facility shall contact at least three former employers or, if former employers are not available, professional references of an employee applicant concerning the applicant's character and competence. The employee applicant may not be related to the former employers or the references. The facility shall maintain a record of the contacts. Records of contact must be in the form of a documented conversation or a written letter. Contacts must be on record before hiring staff.

An employee must be at least 18 years of age and may not have on record a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect. An employee who is under the age of 21 must be under the direct supervision of an experienced child care staff member who is at least 21 years of age and must be at least three years older than any child the employee supervises.

An employee must demonstrate a capacity to carry out the duties of the employee's job description.

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

SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 67:14:22:18, 4 SDR 10, effective 8/28/1977; transferred from § 67:41:05:10, 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective 7/1/1981; transferred from § 67:42:06:05, 12 SDR 4, effective 7/25/1985; 15 SDR 162, effective 5/4/1989; 20 SDR 223, effective 7/7/1994; 34 SDR 200, effective 1/30/2008; 35 SDR 187, effective 2/11/2009.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.

Report to social services -- Content, SDCL 26-8A-10. Fair hearings, ch 67:17:02. Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence, SDCL 26-6-23.1. Screening for substantiated reports of abuse and neglect, § 67:42:01:05.02.