An agency may employ paraprofessional staff to assist the social work staff. The paraprofessional staff may perform work only under the social work supervisor or social worker and may not assume the full responsibilities and duties normally assigned to a social worker. Paraprofessional staff may not have on record a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect.

Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 187, effective May 29, 1986; 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013.

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.