<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.sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0 { 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.sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0b000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000003 { 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="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:18:27"><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000000">67:42:18:27</span></a><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000001">.  Sleeping space.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0"> </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">A kinship foster home must have sufficient sleeping space to comfortably accommodate a kinship child in care as well as the kinship foster parent's family. The kinship foster home must meet the following requirements</span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">(1)  </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">The kinship foster parent must provide bed linens, blankets, and pillows for a kinship child over the age of one</span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    (2)  </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">The licensing agency must approve the sleep space plan for the kinship child placed with a kinship foster parent; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    (3)  </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">The kinship foster parent must follow safe sleep practices for an infant under the age of one</span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0b000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0"> </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">51 SDR 127, effective June 1, 2025.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">    </span><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0bP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdfb3e381-19ce-4399-bf77-2f7e4560da0b000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>