<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.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0 { 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.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0-000004 { 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="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:06:03"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">67</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">:</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">61</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">:</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">06</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">:</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000000">03</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001">.  Policy on abuse, neglect, and exploitation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> Each agency shall </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">establish </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">a policy </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">to prohibit</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> abuse, neglect, and exploitation of a client. The policy </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">must </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">contain:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">  </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">Definitions of abuse, neglect, and exploitation</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-46-1"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">22-46-1</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">A requirement to report to the </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> any incidents of abuse, neglect, or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">exploitation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">  </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">A requirement to report to the department</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> pursuant to SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-3"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">26-8A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-8"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">26-8A-8</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    (4)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">  </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">A procedure for disciplinary action to be taken</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> if staff engages in abusive,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">neglectful, or exploitative behavior;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    (5)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">A </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">requirement</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> to make immediate efforts to inform the guardian, or the parent if</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">the client is under </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">the age of eighteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">, of </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> alleged incident or allegation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> of abuse, neglect, or exploitation</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    (6)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">  A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> requirement to document the actions to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">be implemented</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">, upon substantiation of an incident or allegation,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> to reduce the likelihood of, or </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">to prevent</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> repeated incidents of abuse,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">neglect, or exploitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> SDR </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">, effective </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001">Cross</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001"> </span><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000001">References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    Persons required to report child abuse or neglected child -- Intentional failure as</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">misdemeanor, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-3"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">26-8A-3</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">    Oral report of abuse or neglect -- To whom made -- Response report, SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-8"><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0-000003">26-8A-8</span></a><span class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se7d3931e-3b79-4a3f-a5d3-01c50478bda8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>