67:61:02:08.  Renewal of accreditation - Comprehensive survey. Each agency currently accredited by the department shall participate in a comprehensive survey to determine compliance with the requirements of this article and SDCL chapter 34-20A prior to the renewal of accreditation. The department shall notify the agency of the date of the comprehensive survey.

    The department shall determine whether, based on the survey, the agency complied with SDCL chapter 34-20A and this article, within ninety days of the comprehensive survey. The determination must be based on the evaluation of each component of the accreditation application and materials reviewed. As a result, the department may:

    (1)  Issue a three-year accreditation certificate, if an agency is in compliance with ninety percent or more of the requirements and submits a plan of correction that is approved by the department and addresses all areas of noncompliance;

    (2)  Issue a two-year accreditation certificate, if an agency is in compliance with seventy to eighty-nine percent of the requirements and submits a plan of correction that is approved by the department and addresses all areas of noncompliance;

    (3)  Place an agency on probation for not more than six months, if an agency is in compliance with less than seventy percent of the requirements. If the agency successfully completes a plan of correction approved by the department, addresses all areas of noncompliance, and attains at least seventy percent during a comprehensive survey at the end of the probationary period, the department must issue a one-year accreditation certificate; or

    (4)  Deny accreditation if the agency fails to substantially comply with the requirements of SDCL chapter 34-20A and this article or fails to submit a plan of correction approved by the department.

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

    General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25, 34-20A-27.

    Law Implemented: SDCL 34-20A-27.