<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.sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0 { 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.sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000003 { 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="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:11:08:05"><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000000">46:11:08:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001">.  Termination of waiver services -- </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001">Provider</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001"> initiated.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">A provider shall have a policy that addresses notice of termination services. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">At least </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> calendar days before a </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">provider</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> terminates services to a participant, the </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">provider</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> provide notice of its intention</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> to terminate services and specify the provider's reasons for the termination to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    (1)  The division</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    (2)  The participant, with accommodations made for </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">a participant</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> who ha</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> difficul</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">ty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> communicating;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    (3)  The participant's parent</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> if the participant is under </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">eighteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> years of age</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">, or the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> participant's guardian</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">, if applicable</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    (4)  </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">he participant's </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">individualized service plan</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> team</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    The notice must include information</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> regarding the availability of other services in the community and the participant's right to appeal the decision</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">An appeal of a termination of services </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">may only</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> review whether the required procedures and processes for termination of services were followed.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> A participant, the participant s parent, or the participant s guardian appealing a notice of termination under this section must send an appeal to the division within thirty calendar days of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">receipt of </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">the notice of termination.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">If a termination is appealed, the participant must continue receiving services from the provider until a decision</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> on the appeal</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> is reached after a hearing pursuant to SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26"><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000003">1-26</span></a><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">, or for a maximum of ninety days from the date of the termination notice, whichever occurs first. This section does not prohibit a provider from continuing to provide services to a participant who has received a termination notice for longer than the required ninety days, or after a</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">n appeal</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">, on a voluntary basis</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> 40 SDR 102, effective December 3, 2013</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">; 43 SDR 9, effective August 2, 2016</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> 44 SDR 65, effective October 16, 2017</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">; 50 SDR 157, effective June 30, 2024</span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27B-2-26"><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000003">27B-2-26</span></a><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27B-1-15"><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000003">27B-1-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27B-2-26"><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000003">27B-2-26</span></a><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">    </span><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0"> ISP team -- Composition, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:11:05:01"><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0-000003">46:11:05:01</span></a><span class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf8a7917a-b3a6-4459-b9ef-68870baf0987000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>