ARSD 24:14:12:02
The department shall ensure that, subject to obtaining parental consent, each child under the age of three who is referred for evaluation or early intervention services under Part C and who is suspected of having a disability, receives timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation of the child in accordance with this chapter unless eligibility is established under § 24:14:12:02.02. If the child is determined eligible, the child shall receive (1) a multidisciplinary assessment of the unique strengths and needs of that child and the identification of services appropriate to meet those needs; (2) a family-directed assessment of the resources, priorities, and concerns of the family; and (3) the identification of the supports and services necessary to enhance the child's family's capacity to meet the developmental needs of that child. The assessments of the child and family may occur simultaneously with the evaluation, if the requirements of this chapter are met.
(5) Adaptive development.
An assessment shall be made of the unique needs of the child for each of the developmental areas listed in this section, including the identification of services appropriate to meet those needs, a review of the results of the evaluation conducted under this chapter, and personal observation of the child.
A service coordinator shall arrange for the evaluation of each child, birth through two years, referred for evaluation. The process shall be conducted by qualified personnel, be based on informed clinical opinion, and include a review of health records.
An evaluation of the child's level of functioning shall be conducted in each of the following developmental areas:
Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012 ; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022 .
General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1 .
Law Implemented: SDCL 13-1-23 , 13-14-1 , 13-37-1.1 .
Prior versions effective: 2012-12-17.