<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.s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0 { 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.s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000003 { 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="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:42:17:16"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000000">67:42:17:16</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000001">.  Confidentiality.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">The files and records of a provider are confidential. A child s records, photographs, and information about a child or the child's family may not be shared or publicly posted, unless the parent signs a consent form. Nothing in this section prevents licensing specialists, child protective services, or law enforcement from accessing the files and records of a provider or family information</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=26-6-16"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0-000003">26-6-16</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">(3)(6)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s76d6dc36-32ef-4775-90bd-fcb105ff7df3000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>