<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.s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 12.0pt; 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; } span.s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000003 { 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="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:75:12:04"><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000000">44:75:12:04</span></a><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000001">.  Provision of social services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0"> A facility shall provide or make arrangements to provide social services for each patient as needed. A staff social worker or social service</span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0"> designee </span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0"> responsible to facilitate the provision of social services. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">The staff social worker or social services designee must have a degree in a behavioral science field, two years of previous supervised experience in a behavioral science field, or be a licensed nurse. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">If the staff member is not a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">licensed </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">social worker, the facility shall have a written agreement with a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">licensed </span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">social worker for consultation and assistance to be provided on a regularly scheduled basis but at least quarterly.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">    </span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0"> 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015</span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">    </span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">(13).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">    </span><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12-13"><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0-000003">34-12-13</span></a><span class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s43185efc-6354-4ebe-8f55-3acbebaa34a5000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>