A facility may develop a program to train dining assistants. The program must be approved by the department. To be approved by the department, the program must include instruction from a speech-language pathologist and registered dietitian and consist of ten hours of training and clinical experience.

Source: 31 SDR 62, effective November 7, 2004; 32 SDR 128, effective January 30, 2006;; transferred from § 44:04:07:17 , 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015 ; 51 SDR 53, effective November 11, 2024 .

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13 .

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13.