<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.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0 { 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.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579a000002 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0-000004 { 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="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:62:07:01"><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">67</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">:</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">62</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">:</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">07</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">:</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000000">01</span></a><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000001">.  Clients' rights.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> A center shall ensure that </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> rights </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">of a client </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">are fully</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">protected. </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">A</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> center shall give each client, the client's parent if the client is under </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">the age of eighteen</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">, or the client's guardian</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> or advocate</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">, if any, a copy of the client</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">'s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> rights and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">responsibilities in writing, or in an accessible format, during the intake process and shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">discuss the rights and responsibilities with the client or the client's parent, guardian</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">advocate.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">Each center shall post t</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">he rights and responsibilities </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">of a client</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> in a place</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">accessible to clients. Copies </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> be available in locations where clients can access</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">them</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> without making a request to center staff.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    Each</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> center shall make </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">a copy of </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">rights and responsibilities available to the </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">department</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    Each</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> center shall</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">provide services in a manner that is responsive to </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> client's need</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">s, considering the client's</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> age, gender, social support, cultural orientation, psychological characteristics,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">sexual orientation, physical situation, and spiritual beliefs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> SDR </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">, effective </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">    </span><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579aP0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sf12248d1-bb74-4484-89c7-f32893ef579a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>