<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.s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0 { 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.s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000003 { 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="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:22"><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000000">67:42:18:22</span></a><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000001">.  Fire safety requirements.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0"> </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">A kinship foster home must:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">(1)  </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">Be equipped with working smoke detectors, installed according to the manufacturer's instructions, that can be heard under normal living conditions in each bedroom, outside of each sleeping area, and on every level of the home</span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    (2)  </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">Be equipped with a working carbon monoxide detector with an audible alarm that can be heard under normal living conditions on each level of the home; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    (3)  </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">Have an evacuation plan that is taught to each child by the kinship foster parent</span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0"> </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">    </span><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s38b39dd6-be2d-482d-9943-30a077823882000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>