<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.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0 { 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.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0-000004 { 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="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:02:20"><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">67</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">:</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">61</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">:</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">02</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">:</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000000">20</span></a><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000001">.  Changes requiring notification.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> An accredited agency shall notify</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">the </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> before a change in the agency director, a reduction in services</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">provided by the agency, or </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> impending closure of the agency</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">. Upon receiving a notification under this section, the department must make</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> a determination on</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> the agency's </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">continued accreditation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">    An accredited agency shall give the </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">department thirty days'</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> written notice of closure. The</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">agency shall provide the </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">department with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> written documentation </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">outlining the manner in which</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> safe storage of financial</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">records </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">will be provided, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">for at least six years from the date of closure, and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">safe storage </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">of client case records </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">will be provided, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">for </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">at least</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> six years from </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">the date of </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">closure</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">, as</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> required by 42 C.F.R. §</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">2.19, </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">in effect on October 1, 1999</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">The </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> may assist in </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">arranging</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">the continuation of services to clients by another accredited agency before the closing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">    </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> SDR </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">, effective </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">    </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">    </span><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-20A-27"><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0-000003">34-20A-27</span></a><span class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfedcd25a-8e95-4803-9e30-26b293250fe6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>