S.D. Admin. R. 67:54:03:03

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

Section 67:54:03:03 - Criteria for determining developmental disability - Facility to maintain documentation

The facility must maintain in the individual's medical record a copy of documentation signed by a physician or psychologist which indicates that the individual is developmentally disabled. An individual is considered developmentally disabled if the individual meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The individual has a severe, chronic disability attributable to intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, head injury, brain disease, autism, or another condition which is closely related to intellectual disability and requires treatment or services similar to those required for individuals with intellectual disabilities. To be closely related to intellectual disability, a condition must cause impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of intellectual disability;

(2) The disability manifested itself before the individual reached the age of 22; and

(3) The disability is likely to continue indefinitely.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:54:03:03

18 SDR 224, effective 7/13/1992; 40 SDR 122, effective 1/8/2014.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.