<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.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0 { 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.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000002 { color: black; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000004 { 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="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:01"><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000000">67:42:18:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001">Definitions</span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0"> </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000002">Terms used in this chapter mean</span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000002">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">(1)  </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">"Household member" a person who uses the home of the kinship foster parent applicant or a licensed kinship foster home as a permanent or part-time residence and who may have contact with any child placed in the home</span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    (2)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">"Kinship child," an abused or neglected child, as defined by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-8A-2"><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000004">26-8A-2</span></a><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">, who is considered for placement or has been placed with a kinship foster parent</span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">"Kinship foster home," the permanent or part-time home of the applicant or licensed kinship foster parent</span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">"Kinship foster parent," an individual who is a relative or custodian of a kinship child, or another individual not related by birth, adoption, or marriage to the kinship child who has an emotionally significant relationship with the kinship child and provides any of the services described in this article to the kinship child; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">"Licensing agency," the department or a child-placement agency licensed by the state</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0"> </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000004">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">    </span><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0-000004">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s154e103c-2322-4de7-bee5-d9dfac09aa37000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>