<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.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0 { 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.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6f000003 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0-000004 { margin-top: 0; line-height: 115.0%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:02:06"><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">67</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">:</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">61</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">:</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">02</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">:</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000000">06</span></a><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000001">.  Provisional accreditation and comprehensive survey.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">department </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">may grant provisional accreditation to an agency seeking accreditation for the first time or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">to an agency previously accredited to regain accreditation. A provisional accreditation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">certificate may only be issued upon submission of a completed application and a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">preliminary comprehensive survey by the </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> to determine compliance with this article</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">and the requirements of SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A"><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000002">34-20A</span></a><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6f000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    A provisional accreditation expires after six months and may not be extended</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">except with the approval of the </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">department. An extension under this section may not exceed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> three months. </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">The department shall conduct a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> follow-up</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> comprehensive survey</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> prior to the expiration of the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">agency's </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">provisional accreditation</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> to determine if the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">requirements of SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A"><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000002">34-20A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> and this article have been met</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">. At that time, the department shall</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6f000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">  </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">Grant a one</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">-</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">year accreditation certificate for a new agency;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">  </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">Grant accreditation up to the end date of the original certification for a currently</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">accredited agency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> who wants to change the level of care for which they are currently accredited</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">  </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">Deny accreditation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6f000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> SDR </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">, effective </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000002">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000002">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">    </span><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0-000002">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6fP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e43e7d8-cef4-493d-9891-ff4fcdb6dd6f000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>