<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.sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0 { 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.sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000003 { 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="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:13:03"><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000000">24:14:13:03</span></a><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000001">.  Development, review, and evaluation of individualized family service plan.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">An i</span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">ndividualized family service plan</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> (IFSP)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> must be developed, reviewed, and evaluated as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (1)  For a child who has been referred to the Part C program and determined to be eligible, a meeting to develop the initial </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> must be conducted within 45 days after receipt of referral pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:11"><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000003">24:14:11</span></a><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (2)  A review of the </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> must be conducted every six months or more frequently if conditions warrant or if the family requests such a review. The purpose of the periodic review is to determine the degree to which progress toward achieving the results or outcomes identified in the </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> and whether modification or revision of the results, outcomes</span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> or early intervention services identified in the </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> is necessary;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (3)  The review may be carried out by a meeting or by another means that is acceptable to the parents and other participants;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (4)  A meeting must be conducted at least annually to evaluate the </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> for a child and the child's family and, if necessary, to revise its provisions. The results of any current evaluations conducted under this article and other information available from the ongoing assessment of the child and family must be used in determining what early intervention services are needed and will be provided;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (5)  </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> meetings must be conducted in settings and at times that are convenient to families and in the native language of the family or other mode of communication used by the family, unless it is clearly not feasible to do so;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (6)  Meeting arrangements must be made with, and written notice provided to, the family and other participants at least five days before the meeting date to ensure that they </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">are</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> able to attend; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    (7)  The service coordinator shall explain the contents of the </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">IFSP</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> to the parents and obtain informed written consent from the parents before providing early intervention services described in the plan. If the parents do not consent to a particular early intervention service or withdraw consent given previously, that service may not be provided. The early intervention services to which parental consent is obtained must be provided as soon as possible.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 23 SDR 179, effective April 29, 1997; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012; 40 SDR 40, effective September 11, 2013</span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">    </span><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9678564-f1cc-4191-a50d-20a543ac60f9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>