<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.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0 { 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.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0-000004 { 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="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:62:02:08"><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">67</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">:</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">62</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">:</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">02</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">:</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000000">08</span></a><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000001">.  Comprehensive survey report -- Plan of correction.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">shall</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> within </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> days following the comprehensive</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">survey</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">report its</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> findings </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">to the center</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">. If a center is not in compliance with this article</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> and SDCL title 27A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">, the </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> notify the center of the areas of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">noncompliance in the accreditation report. </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">In response to any areas of noncompliance, t</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">he center shall submit a plan of correction to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">the </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> within </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> days of </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> the accreditation report. The plan </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> include the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">action to be taken to correct the areas of noncompliance and the date the action is to be</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">completed. The plan of correction is subject to acceptance or rejection in whole or in part</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">by the </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">. The </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> shall</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> within </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> days of </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> the plan of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">correction</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">, notify the center</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> of the </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department'</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">s decision regarding approval or disapproval of the plan of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">correction and the accreditation status of the center. The </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> may conduct a follow-up</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">review of the center to evaluate the corrections made. Failure to submit a plan of correction</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">or failure to have the plan of correction approved by the </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> will result in probation,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">suspension, or revocation of accreditation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">    </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> SDR </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">, effective </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">    </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">    </span><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sfb78a5c9-cf22-4436-ac24-825d380191a8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>