<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.sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0 { 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.sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000003 { 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="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:12:03"><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000000">24:14:12:03</span></a><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000001">.  Family-directed assessment of needs.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> A family-directed assessment must be completed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> to appropriately determine the child's and family's needs</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">. </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">A f</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">amily-directed assessment must be </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">carried out by qualified personnel using evidence-based early intervention practices as determined by the state Part C program. The practices must be </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">designed to determine the resources, priorities, and concerns of </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> family and the identification of the supports and services necessary to enhance the family's capacity to meet the developmental needs of the child.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">    Any assessment that is conducted must be voluntary on the part of each family member participating in the assessment. </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">he assessment must be conducted by qualified personnel trained to use </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">state-approved</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> methods and procedures, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">and must </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">be based on information </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">obtained through an assessment tool and through interviews with family members who participate in the assessment</span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">    </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">    </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">    </span><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf4f78275-f20a-4bc2-ad45-0c267d604b4a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>