67 : 62 : 02 : 03 . Application for accreditation. A center seeking to operate as an accredited community mental health center must submit an application for accreditation to the department . The department shall make accreditation application forms available upon request. The department shall return and may not consider an incomplete application submitted by a center .

The department shall provide the necessary application forms to a center seeking renewal of accreditation at least sixty days before the expiration of the center's current accreditation.

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

General Authority: SDCL 27A-5-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 27A-5-1 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-12-05.