<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.sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0 { 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.sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000003 { 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="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:07:02"><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000000">24:14:07:02</span></a><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000001">.  Children eligible for services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0"> Infants and toddlers, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">from </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">birth to 36 months of age, inclusive, are eligible for services under this </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">article</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0"> if identified by providers of licensed health care and education services as:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    (1)  Demonstrating a developmental delay of at least a 1.5 standard deviation below the mean, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in one or more of the following areas:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">        (a)  </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">cognitive development</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">        (b)  </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">physical development, including vision and hearing</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">, fine motor and gross motor</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">        (c)  </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">communication development</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">, including receptive or expressive</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">        (d) </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">social or emotional development; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">        (e)  </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">adaptive development;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    (2)  Born at 28 weeks gestation or less; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    (</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">3</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">)  Having a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    Determinations of a diagnosed physical or mental condition shall be based on medical diagnoses, including Down's syndrome and other chromosomal abnormalities; sensory impairments, including vision and hearing; inborn errors of metabolism; microcephaly; severe attachment disorders, including failure to thrive; seizure disorders; and fetal alcohol syndrome.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0"> 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008; 36 SDR 96, effective December 8, 2009</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">    </span><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0"> Services for children less than three years of age, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:05:22:04"><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0-000003">24:05:22:04</span></a><span class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfa4b454d-d960-4f74-8249-3d24f76e5fd9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>