<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.s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0 { 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.s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 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class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000">:</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000">61</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000">:</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000">02</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000">:</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000000">11</span></a><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000001">.  Probation procedures.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> If the </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> determines </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">there is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> sufficient cause to place an agency on probation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">department must </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">send the agency written notice of probationary status and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">areas of noncompliance;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">The agency </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> develop and submit a plan of correction</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> pursuant to §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:02:09"><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000003">67:61:02:09</span></a><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> within </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> days of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">the receipt of the </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">notice of probationary status;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">  Within five business days after receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> the plan of correction, the </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">department must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> notify the agency</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">of the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">department's </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">decision to approve </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">or deny </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">the plan of correction</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    The </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> conduct a site visit</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> at least once during the probationary</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">period</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> to monitor </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">the agency's </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">progress on </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">the </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">plan of correction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">At the end of the probationary</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">period, the </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> shall conduct a comprehensive survey of the agency and </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">g</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">rant a one year accreditation certificate</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">provided</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> the agency has obtained at least </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">seventy</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> percent compliance during the final comprehensive survey;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> s</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">uspend the agency's accreditation; or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> r</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">evoke the agency's accreditation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> SDR </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">, effective </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">    </span><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s179fcd80-08cb-4cd6-bafd-ade2ceb369a6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>