A facility shall provide or make arrangements to provide social services for each resident as needed. A staff social worker or social service designee is responsible to facilitate the provision of social services. The staff social worker shall be licensed, or the social services designee shall have a degree in a behavioral science field, one year of previous supervised experience in a behavioral science field, or be a licensed nurse. If the staff member is not a licensed social worker, the facility must have a written agreement with a licensed social worker to provide consultation and assistance at least quarterly.

Source: 14 SDR 81, effective December 10, 1987; transferred from § 44:04:06:12 , 22 SDR 70, effective November 19, 1995; 30 SDR 84, effective December 4, 2003; 32 SDR 128, effective January 30, 2006; transferred from § 44:04:12:05 , 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.