<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.sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0 { 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.sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12c000003 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:32:10"><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000000">67:14:32:10</span></a><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000001">.  Approval or denial of adoption application -- Notice.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> Within </span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">one hundred twenty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> days after </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">the department receives an </span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">application, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the approval or denial</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> of the application</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">. If the application is denied, the department </span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> inform the applicant of the reasons for the denial. If the applicant disagrees with the department's determination, the applicant may appeal the department's determination by requesting a fair hearing under the provisions of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:17:02"><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000002">67:17:02</span></a><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">    An adoption application approval does not guarantee adoptive placement of a child with the applicant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">    </span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 17 SDR 157, effective April 23, 1991; 37 SDR 222, effective June 7, 2011; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017</span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">; 51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">    </span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000002">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">    </span><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-4-9.1"><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0-000002">26-4-9.1</span></a><span class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf7f51abe-7937-4d9b-838c-b799ca11c12c000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>