A relative provider must meet the following requirements:

1. (1) Be at least 18 years old;
2. (2) Have completed, signed, and returned to the department the health and safety checklist provided by the department;
3. (3) Have completed, signed, and returned to the department the form which verifies that the children in care meet the Department of Health's immunization standards;
4. (4) Except for an aunt, uncle, grandparent, or great-grandparent of the child, reside separately from the family receiving child care assistance;
5. (5) Have completed, signed, and returned to the department an Internal Revenue Service W-9 form; and
6. (6) Have completed, signed, and returned to the department the form that certifies the provider has read the provider manual, has shared the information concerning child immunizations with the parents, is at least 18 years old, and is providing child care services only for the children from one particular family.

Source: 18 SDR 112, effective January 9, 1992; 19 SDR 102, effective January 18, 1993; 21 SDR 86, effective November 6, 1994; 22 SDR 188, effective July 8, 1996; 24 SDR 30, effective September 14, 1997; 27 SDR 43, effective October 26, 2000; 33 SDR 152, effective April 4, 2007; 40 SDR 229, effective June 30, 2014; 43 SDR 31, effective September 12, 2016.

General Authority: SDCL 28-1-61(1)(11).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-1-60.

Prior versions effective: 2014-06-30, 2007-04-04.