Terms used in this article mean:

1. (1) "Alternative care," care provided in family foster homes, group care centers for minors, group care centers meeting the qualifications of residential treatment centers as defined in § 67:42:08:01, independent living preparation programs, and intensive residential treatment centers;
2. (2) "Applicant," an individual, agency, institution, or organization, which submits to the department an application for a license or registration certificate, as provided in this article;

3. (3) "Case plan," a plan that is written in cooperation with a client and:

   1. (a) Explains the client's social, psychological, medical, or economic problems;
   2. (b) Contains solutions to the problems; and
   3. (c) Describes the necessary steps and schedule to resolve the problems;
4. (4) "Client," a person receiving assistance or service from the department;
5. (5) "Department," the Department of Social Services;
6. (6) "Employee applicant," an individual applying to a provider for employment;
7. (7) "Facility," a family foster home, group care center for minors, residential treatment center, child placement agency, independent living preparation program, or intensive residential treatment center, licensed under this article;
8. (8) "Household member," a person who uses a facility, other than a child placement agency, as a permanent or part-time residence and who may have contact with any children placed in the facility;
9. (9) "License," the document described in SDCL 26-6-15, which certifies that a provider meets applicable licensing standards contained in this article;
10. (10) "Provider," an individual, agency, institution, or organization providing any of the services covered in this article;
11. (11) "Provider applicant," an individual, agency, institution, or organization applying to be a provider under this article;
12. (12) "Reasonable and prudent parent standard," the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interest of a child, while at the same time encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child, and which a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care or in a child care institution under the responsibility of the state, to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and social activities;
13. (13) "Staff member," an employee or volunteer of a facility; and
14. (14) "Volunteer applicant," an individual applying to provide voluntary services for a provider.

Source: 4 SDR 2, effective July 25, 1977; 6 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1979; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 10 SDR 48, effective November 21, 1983; 13 SDR 197, effective July 1, 1987; 14 SDR 20, effective August 13, 1987; 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 21 SDR 206, effective June 4, 1995; 31 SDR 40, effective September 29, 2004; 32 SDR 33, effective August 31, 2005; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016 ; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-01-04, 2013-06-27.