<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0 { 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.s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003 { 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="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:15:04"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000000">24:14:15:04</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000001">.  Access rights.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0"> Each contractor or participating agency shall permit parents to inspect and review any early intervention records relating to their child </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">that</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0"> are collected, maintained, or used by the contractor under this article. The contractor shall comply with a request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting regarding an individualized family service plan or hearing relating to the identification, evaluation, or placement of the child no more than ten calendar days after the request has been made.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    The right to inspect and review early intervention records under this section include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    (1)  The right to </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">a </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">response from the contractor or participating agency to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the early intervention records;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    (2)  The right to request that the contractor or participating agency provide copies of the early intervention records containing the information if failure to provide these copies would effectively prevent the parent from exercising the right to inspect and review the records; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    (3)  The right to have a representative of the parent inspect and review the early intervention records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    The contractor or participating agency may presume that the parent has authority to inspect and review early intervention records relating to the parent's child unless the contractor or participating agency has been provided documentation that the parent does not have the authority under applicable state law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0"> 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">13-1-23</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">13-14-1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">13-37-1.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    Jurisdiction and venue of guardianships, SDCL ch </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=30-36"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">30-36</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    Appointment, qualification, bonds and removal of guardians, SDCL ch </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=30-27"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">30-27</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">    Custody, care and maintenance of wards, SDCL ch </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=30-28"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0-000003">30-28</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s9d71bf8d-5e36-470b-a680-a15c2f7df305000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>