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An</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">appeal </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> be made in writing</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> to the </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">department,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> within </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> days of </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> the notice</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">regarding ineligibility or termination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> of services</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">. The </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> shall provide a determination within</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> days of receipt of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">a </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">request for appeal. If the client or the client</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">'</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">s parent or guardian is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">dissatisfied with the </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">department</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">'s decision regarding ineligibility or termination of services,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">the client</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> the client</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">'</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">s parent</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">the client's </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">guardian may request a fair hearing by notifying the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">department</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> in writing</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> within </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> days of </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">receiving</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> the </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">department</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">'s decision.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">    Wh</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">ile a</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> termination is being appealed, the </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">center</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> shall continue to </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">provide</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> services</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> to the client</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> until a decision is reached</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> after a hearing pursuant to SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-26"><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0-000003">1-26</span></a><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">    </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">43</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> SDR </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">80</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">, effective </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">December 5, 2016; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023</span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">    </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">    </span><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=27A-5-1"><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0-000003">27A-5-1</span></a><span class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8P0-000004"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdc4f9fad-1cc7-489b-8a5d-4a02d4dc49a8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>