<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.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0 { 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.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1da000003 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0-000004 { 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="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:02:09"><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">67</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">:</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">61</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">:</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">02</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">:</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000000">09</span></a><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">.  Comprehensive survey report -</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">P</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">lan of correction.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">shall</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> within </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> days following the comprehensive</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">survey</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">report its</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> findings </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">to the agency</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">. If an agency is not in compliance with this article</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> and SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A"><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000002">34-20A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">, the </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> notify the agency of the areas of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">noncompliance in the accreditation report. </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">In response to any areas of noncompliance, t</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">he agency </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> submit a plan of correction to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">the </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> within </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> days of </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> the accreditation report. The plan </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> include</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">the action to be taken to correct the areas of noncompliance and the date the action is to be</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">completed. The plan of correction is subject to acceptance or rejection</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> in whole or in part</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">by the </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">. The </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> shall</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> within </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> days of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">receiving </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">the plan of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">correction</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">, notify the agency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> of the </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department'</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">s decision regarding approval or disapproval of the plan and the accreditation status of the agency. The </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> may conduct a follow-up</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">review of the agency to evaluate the corrections. Failure to submit a plan of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">correction or failure to have the plan of correction approved by the </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> will result in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">probation, suspension, or revocation of accreditation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1da000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">    </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> SDR </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">, effective </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">    </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000002">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000002">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">    </span><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000002">34-20A-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-44"><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0-000002">34-20A-44</span></a><span class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1daP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5dc66859-0c92-4881-baf0-12283720a1da000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>