S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:08:01

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

Section 67:42:08:01 - 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) "Emergency safety intervention," the use of restraint or seclusion as an immediate response to an emergency safety situation;

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

(4) "Licensed practitioner," a licensed physician's assistant, a certified nurse practitioner, a licensed psychologist, a licensed social worker, a licensed professional counselor, or a qualified mental health professional who meets the requirements of SDCL 27A-1-3;

(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) "Residential treatment center," a facility licensed to care for not less than seven children who have behavioral or emotional problems requiring intensive professional assistance and therapy in a highly structured, self-contained environment; and

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

S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:08:01

7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective 7/1/1981; 12 SDR 4, effective 7/25/1985; 33 SDR 227, effective 7/1/2007; 34 SDR 200, effective 1/30/2008.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-14, 26-6-16.