<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.sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0 { 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.sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000003 { 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="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:26"><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000000">67:42:18:26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001">.  </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001">Exits</span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0"> </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">A kinship foster home must have two remote exits on each level used to care for a kinship child. Each exit must provide unobstructed access to the outside. One exit must be a door or stairway that provides unobstructed access to the outside of the building at ground level. The other exit may be a window if</span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">(1)  </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">The window can be easily opened from the inside without the use of tools</span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    (2)  </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">The window provides a clear opening with a minimum dimension of at least twenty-two inches, is at least five square feet in area, and provides a safe means of escape; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    (3)  </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">Storm windows, screens, or burglar guards, if used, are provided with quick-opening devices that can be easily opened from the inside</span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">A ladder, folding stairs, or a trap door may not be the only access to a bedroom</span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0"> </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025</span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">    </span><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc6c8a823-ffed-4745-aa42-2f5cb1aaea82000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>