<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.s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0 { 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.s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000003 { 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="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:18"><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000000">67:42:18:18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001">.  </span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001">Confidentiality</span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0"> </span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">A kinship foster parent shall maintain all information in confidence from any unauthorized individual that concerns a kinship child living in the home. The details of a child's life or that of the child's family may not be shared with an unauthorized individual</span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">    </span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0"> </span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">    </span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">    </span><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-20"><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0-000003">26-6-20</span></a><span class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b215e13-41df-4101-a1d6-22e440b00eb9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>