<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.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0 { 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.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0-000004 { 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="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:61:06:06"><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">67</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">:</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">61</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">:</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">06</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">:</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000000">06</span></a><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000001">.  Time and place of hearing.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> A fair hearing by an impartial hearing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">officer </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> be held within </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">ninety</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> days after </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> a request by the client</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> the client</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">'</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">parent</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> in the case of a client under the age of eighteen,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">the client's </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">guardian</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">, if applicable</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">. The impartial hearing officer shall set a time and place for the hearing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">to be held at the earliest reasonable time. Time extensions may be provided by the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">impartial hearing officer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">upon order of the hearing officer </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">or at the request of any of the parties involved </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">if there is no objection to a time extension from any other party involved</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">    </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> SDR </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">, effective </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">    </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">    </span><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd9b85f9a-d427-4677-b3a1-2f79de75dda6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>