As used in this chapter:

1. (1) "AFDC" means aid to families with dependent children pursuant to article 67:12;
2. (2) "Alternative care" means the provision of basic family foster care, specialized foster care, family treatment foster care, group care center services, residential treatment center services, intensive residential treatment services, and emergency foster care for children as provided under this chapter, or other types of care placement as defined by SDCL chapter 26-13;
3. (3) "Alternative care placement services" means the identification of a need for an alternative living arrangement, including the matching of a child with an appropriate resource; the development of a case plan, including routine supervision of the child; the periodic evaluation of need; the determination of need for changes and planning in relation to the child's legal custody status; and the movement of a child to the child's own home or other permanent living arrangement, including adoption as defined in chapter 67:14:32;
4. (4) "Alternative services" means services as defined in § 67:42:07:01;
5. (5) "Basic family foster care," means the 24-hour care, supervision, and substitute parenting of a child, outside of the child's own home. Basic family foster care includes teaching life skills, such as eating and bathing, and providing for social, religious, economic, and educational experiences in keeping with the child's age and development. All other types of family foster care defined in this chapter include the provision of basic family foster care;
6. (6) "Emergency foster care" means a service provided to a child for whom immediate removal from the current living situation is required to ensure the child's protection and safety;
7. (7) "Family treatment foster care" means a service that provides mental health support and case management to a foster home with a child in the care of the foster home who has significant emotional trauma or behavioral needs that require a higher level of foster care for mental health support and case management;
8. (8) "Group care center" means a facility as defined in § 67:42:07:01;
9. (9) "Intensive residential treatment center" means a facility as defined in § 67:42:15:01;
10. (10) "Maintenance cost" means costs experienced in meeting essential needs, including food, clothing, shelter, and routine supervision;
11. (11) "Residential treatment center" means a facility as defined in § 67:42:08:01;
12. (12) "School of origin" means the school in which a child is enrolled at the time of placement in foster care or the school in which a child is enrolled at the time of a placement change;
13. (13) "Service costs" means costs incurred in the provision of treatment to meet a child's physical or mental health needs;
14. (14) "Shelter care" means a facility as defined in § 67:42:07:01;
15. (15) "Specialized foster care" means a 24-hour service directed toward the improvement of a complex set of conditions or impairments, as in a physical or mental disability or behavioral need based on a case plan; and
16. (16) "State review team" means the team as defined in § 67:16:47:04.01.

Source: 2 SDR 49, effective January 7, 1976; transferred from § 67:14:31:01, 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 96, effective December 9, 1985; 37 SDR 222, effective June 7, 2011 ; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017 ; 47 SDR 24, effective September 10, 2020.

General Authority: SDCL 26-4-7.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-4-7.

Prior versions effective: 2017-12-04, 2011-06-07.