<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.sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0 { 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.sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:50:15"><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000000">67:16:50:15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001">.  </span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001">Timeliness of a Level II determination</span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0"> </span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">The State Mental Health Authority and State Intellectual Disability Authority shall make each Level II determination within an annual average of seven to nine business days of receipt of the Level I referral</span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">    </span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0"> </span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">52 SDR 41, effective October 27, 2025</span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">    </span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=1-36-25"><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000003">1-36-25</span></a><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">    </span><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0-000003">28-6-1</span></a><span class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc4a80f2d-766e-4988-8771-1b1e2a46d266000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>