<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:05:24.01:04.01 Evaluation report and documentation for autism spectrum disorder.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:05:24.01:04.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:05:24.01:04.01 Evaluation report and documentation for autism spectrum disorder."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:05:24.01:04.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Evaluation report and documentation for autism spectrum disorder.</b> The evaluation report and documentation of eligibility for autism spectrum disorder must:</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Be provided to the parent at no cost;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Address each of the criteria referenced in section 24:05:24.01:04; and</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;For criteria in section 24:05:24.01:04(1) and (2), address the severity level of social communication impairments and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior as referenced on page fifty-two, table two of the manual.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 41 SDR 37, effective September 4, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-1-12.1">13-1-12.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-1">13-37-1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-1.1">13-37-1.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-28">13-37-28</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-46">13-37-46</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-47">13-37-47</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-52">13-37-52.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-1-12.1">13-1-12.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-1">13-37-1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-1.1">13-37-1.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-1.2">13-37-1.2</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-28">13-37-28</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-46">13-37-46</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-47">13-37-47</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-37-52">13-37-52.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Reference:</b> Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (2013), American Psychiatric Association, section two, page fifty-two, table 2. The materials are available for viewing at the South Dakota Department of Education, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre, South Dakota. Copies of portions of the manual referenced in &#167;&#167;&nbsp;24:05:24.01:03 to 24:05:24.01:05, inclusive, can be obtained at <a href="http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/diagnosis/dsm-5-diagnostic-criteria">http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/diagnosis/dsm-5-diagnostic-criteria</a> </p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>