<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.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0 { 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.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0-000004 { 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="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:62:02:05"><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">67</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">:</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">62</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">:</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">02</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">:</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000000">05</span></a><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000001">.  Provisional accreditation and comprehensive survey.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> The</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> may grant provisional accreditation to </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">a center</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> seeking accreditation for the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">first time or to </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">a center</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> previously accredited to regain accreditation. A provisional</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">accreditation certificate may only be issued upon submission of a completed application</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">and a preliminary comprehensive survey by the </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">finding</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> compliance with</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">this article and the requirements of SDCL title 27A.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    A provisional accreditation expires after six months and may not be extended</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">except with the approval of the </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> to accommodate </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> scheduling delays, not</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">to exceed an additional three months. A follow-up</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> comprehensive survey </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> be conducted prior to the expiration of the provisional accreditation</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> to determine if</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">the requirements of SDCL title 27A and this article have been met</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">. At that time, the department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    (1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">  </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">Grant a one year accreditation certificate for a new center;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    (2)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">  </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">Grant accreditation up to the end date of the original certification for a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">currently accredited center; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    (3)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">  </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">Deny accreditation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> SDR </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">, effective </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">    </span><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4192c3e-89de-4b8f-9f7b-d998a65646e6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>