<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:14:39:04 Substantiated reports.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:39:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:14:39:04 Substantiated reports."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:14:39:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Substantiated reports.</b> The department substantiates a report through an investigation. The investigation may include items such as interviews with the child, the child's parents, and other persons with whom the child may come in contact; an interview with the individual accused of abusing or neglecting the child; a review of a medical and psychological examination; review of prior reports; a review of law enforcement reports; and a review of the physical evidence.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The report is considered substantiated if the department finds that a preponderance of the evidence obtained through the investigation supports the report that abuse or neglect as defined under SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-8A-2">26-8A-2</A> has occurred.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 18 SDR 134, effective February 25, 1992; 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 22 SDR 102, effective February 7, 1996.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-8A-12">26-8A-12.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=26-8A-9">26-8A-9.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>