67 : 61 : 12 : 01 . Eligibility criteria. To be eligible for early intervention services a client :

1. (1) May not be at risk of withdrawal;
2. (2) Must have no emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions or have very stable biomedical conditions; or either has no or has very stable emotional, behavioral, or cognitive conditions; and

3. (3) Must meet one of the following:

   1. (a) Lack an understanding of, or lack the skills to change, current substance use patterns or high-risk behaviors;
   2. (b) Have an increased risk of initiating or progressing in substance use patterns or high-risk behaviors due to substance use or values about substance use; or
   3. (c) Have a social support system or significant others who increase the risk of a substance use.

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.