<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:12:01.01"><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000000">24:14:12:01.01</span></a><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> Terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    (1)  "Assessment," the ongoing procedures used by qualified personnel to identify the child's unique strengths and needs and the early intervention services appropriate to meet those needs throughout the period of the child's eligibility under Part C and includes the assessment of the child and the child's family, pursuant with this chapter;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    (2)  "Initial assessment," the assessment of the child and the family conducted before the child's first IFSP meeting;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    (3)  "Evaluation," the procedures used by qualified personnel to determine a child's initial and continuing eligibility under Part C, consistent with the state's </span><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">criteria of an e</span><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">ligible child; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    (4)  "Initial evaluation," the child's evaluation to determine his or her initial eligibility under this Part C.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">    </span><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0a2b0be9-0b08-486a-9198-55ac04852197000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>