Discontinuance or denial of services. The department may discontinue or deny services provided under this chapter when the department exhausts its resources for providing the services, the individual can no longer benefit from the services provided, or the individual's or the provider's health or safety would be jeopardized if the services were continued. Specific reasons for discontinuing or denying services include the following:

1. (1) The individual does not meet eligibility requirements;
2. (2) The individual failed to cooperate with the needs assessment;
3. (3) The individual is sexually harassing, verbally abusive, threatening, or combative;
4. (4) The individual's personal care service needs exceed the service limits of the program;
5. (5) The individual's physical environment presents health and fire hazards or unsafe conditions;
6. (6) The individual is not in compliance with the case service plan;
7. (7) The individual's health and safety risk factors are unable to be mitigated; or
8. (8) The individual refuses to cooperate with department staff or the service provider.

Source: 20 SDR 170, effective April 18, 1994; 28 SDR 96, effective December 30, 2001 ; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1 .

Prior versions effective: 2001-12-30.