20 : 48 : 17 : 01 . Program personnel qualifications and duties . The board may employ or contract with individuals to serve as program personnel. The board’s executive director may appoint a program director who is licensed, or has a privilege to practice, in South Dakota as a health care professional, and possesses knowledge in mental health and substance-use disorders. The program director shall report to the executive director of the board. Program personnel duties include:

1. (1) Coordinating the evaluation committee;
2. (2) Facilitating the application and intake process;
3. (3) Developing participation agreements;
4. (4) Case managing and coordinating a participant’s compliance and continuing care with a qualified provider;
5. (5) Evaluating substance use and mental health treatment programs and health care providers for use by participants;
6. (6) Providing written reports to the board; and
7. (7) Maintaining participant records pursuant to § 20:48:17:13.

Source: 48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-2A-14 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-2A-2 , 36-9-15 , 36-9-16 .