<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.s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0 { 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.s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:55:04:03"><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000000">67:55:04:03</span></a><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000001">.  Mental health services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0"> Payment for mental health services is limited to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including individual or group counseling sessions provided by a mental health professional </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">for up to </span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">2</span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">4</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0"> months immediately following the date of the </span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">crime</span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0"> If the victim is a juvenile, or was a juvenile at the time of victimization, and there is good cause to waive the one-year requirement under SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-25"><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000002">23A-28B-25</span></a><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">, payment for mental health services may be made for up to 24 months from the date of the application.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    If the mental health professional providing services needs the assistance of an interpreter, payment for the interpreter may be compensated unless the agency is otherwise required to provide an interpreter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    No compensation is allowed for mental health services provided for the purpose of determining a child's custody.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    Mental health services provided by an individual whose position is funded in whole or in part by federal funds or whose position is used as a match for federal funds are not compensable services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    A claim for mental health services must contain the length of each counseling session and the name of the individual who provided the service. For purposes of this </span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">section</span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">, a session is 50 minutes. The department shall prorate the payment for a session that lasts less than 50 minutes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    </span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0"> 30 SDR 116, effective February 4, 2004; 36 SDR 51, effective October 12, 2009; 46 SDR 42, effective October 1, 2019</span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">; 48 SDR 18, effective August 30, 2021</span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    </span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-33"><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000002">23A-28B-33</span></a><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">    </span><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-19"><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000002">23A-28B-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-40"><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0-000002">23A-28B-40</span></a><span class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66b65d72-b87d-4e68-88bb-215959d55518000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>