<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.s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0 { 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.s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000003 { 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="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:10"><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000000">67:42:18:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">Ability to provide care</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0"> </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">A kinship foster parent applicant shall demonstrate the ability to provide care to the kinship child that meets the child s intellectual, physical, social, and emotional needs. The applicant's ability is determined by the applicant's capacity to</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">(1)  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Provide an understanding of, and encouragement and emotional support to, the kinship child</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Provide assistance to the kinship child in coping with daily living experiences</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Provide supervision of the kinship child</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    (4)  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Understand child development and the appropriate use of discipline</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    (5)  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard for the participation in age or developmentally-appropriate activities; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    (6)  </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Participate with the licensing agency or a responsible party in devising and executing a case plan for the kinship child living in the home</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0"> </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    </span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-11"><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000003">26-6-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000001">Cross Reference: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">Reasonable and prudent parent standard, subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:01:01"><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0-000003">67:42:01:01</span></a><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">(12)</span><span class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s7aafbb99-8130-49bb-9927-2f9016e1f913000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>