67 : 61 : 11 : 03 . Description of services provided. A prevention program must offer at least one of the following:

1. (1) Information dissemination services or activities that involve one-way communication from the source to the audience, with limited contact between the two;
2. (2) Education services or activities that involve two-way communications and are based on an interaction between the educator and the participants;
3. (3) Alternative services or activities that provide the opportunity to participate in healthy, positive, and constructive activities;
4. (4) Problem identification and referral services or activities that are designed to identify a person who has indulged in the illegal use of alcohol or drugs in order to assess if the person's behavior can be reversed through education. This activity does not include any services designed to determine if an individual is in need of treatment services;
5. (5) Community-based services or activities that are designed to enhance the ability of the community to more effectively provide prevention services for alcohol or drug abuse; or

6. (6) Environmental services or activities that are deisgned to establish or change community standards, codes, and attitudes, thereby influencing the incidence and prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in the general population.

   A written description of the services provided must be available to all staff members, individuals, the public, and the department. The description must include target populations for primary prevention and diversion services; program goals including the scope of services; measurable objectives; program evaluations and intended outcomes; and programming that complies with these standards.

Source: 43 SDR 80 , effective December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023 .

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25 , 34-20A-27 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20A-27 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.