<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:14:32:05.03 Screening for substantiated reports or convictions of abuse and neglect.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:32:05.03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:32:05.03 Screening for substantiated reports or convictions of abuse and neglect."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:14:32:05.03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Screening for substantiated reports or convictions of abuse and neglect.</b> The department shall screen an applicant</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> family members</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and other household members who are at least </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>18</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> years old to determine if the individual has been involved in any substantiated incidents of child abuse or neglect. The individual may not have a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect. Substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect include reports placed into the department's central registry under &#167;&nbsp;67:14:39:03, reports placed on the central registry of another state</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> within the last ten years</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, and reports that were investigated and substantiated by a tribal program.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the screening locates an individual's name on the department's central registry and the individual has not already been given due process on the substantiation, the department shall notify the individual in writing that </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>t</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>he </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>individual</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> may request a hearing to refute the accuracy of the information found. The hearing </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> follow the provisions of SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-8A-11">26-8A-11</A> and chapter 67:14:39.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the screening locates an individual's name on the central registry of another state, it is the individual's responsibility to contact the other state to access the process for removal of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>t</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>h</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>e</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>individual's</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> name from that state's central registry. If the other state has such a process and removes the individual's name from its central registry, the individual shall request the other state to submit documentation to the department verifying the removal of the individual's name from its central registry.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the screening locates a report that was substantiated by a tribal program, it is the individual's responsibility to contact the tribal program to access the process for removal of </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the individual's</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> name from the record of the report. If the tribal program has such a process and removes the individual's name from the record of the report, the individual shall request the tribal program to submit documentation to the department verifying the removal of the individual's name from the record.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 17 SDR 157, effective April 23, 1991; 22 SDR 102, effective February 7, 1996; 35 SDR 187, effective February 11, 2009; 47 SDR 24, effective September 10, 2020.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-4-9.1">26-4-9.1</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(1)(3)(4)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-4-9.1">26-4-9.1</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(1)(3)(4)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>