South Dakota Administrative Code

24:14:04:13. Reimbursement for travel. Travel to and from service provision sites is reimbursed to the service provider at a flat rate based on actual miles traveled. The flat rate is $1.00 per mile. This rate must be adjusted annually by the secretary to reflect the legislative …

24:14:04:14. Mileage reimbursement. Repealed. Source: 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022.

24:14:04:15. Services provided by paraeducators. Repealed. Source: 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022.

24:14:04:16. Services provided by assistants. Certified occupational therapy assistants, physical therapy assistants, and speech language pathology assistants are reimbursed at 70 percent of the provider rate established under this chapter. Source: 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2…

24:14:04:17. Submission of bills. A claim for reimbursement submitted under this chapter must be submitted within three months of provision of service. Source: 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022. General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1 Law Implemented…

Rule 24:14:04:18 State payment as payment in full. 24:14:04:18. State payment as payment in full. Payment under this article made in behalf of the individual is considered payment in full for covered services rendered. No additional charges may be made to family, friends, or the …

24:14:04:19. Payment above established rate. Repealed. Source: 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022.

Rule 24:14:04:20 More than one service provided during the same unit of time. 24:14:04:20. More than one service provided during the same unit of time. Each provider is reimbursed at 60 percent of the provider rate established under this chapter, if services are being simultaneou…

Rule 24:14:04:21 More than one child receiving service at the same time. 24:14:04:21. More than one child receiving service at the same time. Payment is pro-rated if services are provided in a group setting for more than one eligible child. Services provided to the first child ar…

24:14:04:22. Claim requirements. A claim for individualized family service plan services provided under this chapter must be submitted electronically through the department's online Part C system. Source: 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022. Gene…

24:14:05:01. Data collection. The department shall compile data on the Part C program necessary to fulfill federal reporting requirements and other state reporting purposes. The data collection system must include a process for collecting data from agencies and service providers …

24:14:05:02. Contents of client information report. Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002; 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008; 39 SDR 109, effective December 17, 2012; 49 SDR 7, effectiv…

Rule 24:14:05:03 Repealed. 24:14:05:03. Contents of personnel report.Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002.

Rule 24:14:05:04 Repealed. 24:14:05:04. Contents of agency improvement report.Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002.

Rule 24:14:05:05 Repealed. 24:14:05:05. Data collection forms, timelines, assistance, and training.Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002.

Rule 24:14:05:06 Repealed. 24:14:05:06. Responsibility of local agency.Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002.

24:14:05:07. Information repository. Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002; 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008;49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022.

Rule 24:14:07:01 Informed clinical opinion. 24:14:07:01. Informed clinical opinion. The opinions of qualified personnel from a variety of disciplines, chosen on the basis of child and family strengths and needs, including the following, are considered informed clinical opinion: (…

24:14:07:02. Children eligible for services. Infants and toddlers, from birth to 36 months of age, inclusive, are eligible for services under this article if identified by providers of licensed health care and education services as: (1) Demonstrating a developmental delay of at l…

24:14:07:03. Areas manifesting developmental delay. Developmental delay may be manifested in one or more of the following areas: (1) Cognitive development; (2) Communication development, including receptive or expressive, or both; (3) Social or emotional development; (4) Adaptive…

Rule 24:14:07:04 Eligibility verification. 24:14:07:04. Eligibility verification. The verification of eligibility for early intervention services is obtained through a multidisciplinary evaluation pursuant to chapter 24:14:12 that uses the infant's or toddler's history obtained f…

24:14:08:01. General requirements for early intervention services. Early intervention services are developmental services that meet the following requirements: (1) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of each child eligible under this article and the needs of the family r…

Rule 24:14:08:02 Natural environments. 24:14:08:02. Natural environments. To the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of the child, early intervention services must be provided in natural environments, including the home and community settings in which children without disabil…

24:14:08:03. General role of service providers. To the extent applicable, service providers in each area of early intervention services are responsible for: (1) Consulting with parents, other service providers, and representatives of community agencies to ensure the effective pro…

24:14:08:04. Types of early intervention services. The types of services included under early intervention services are specified in §§ 24:14:08:05 to 24:14:08:20, inclusive, and are not exhaustive lists of the types of services that may constitute early intervention services. No…

Rule 24:14:08:05 Audiology services. 24:14:08:05. Audiology services. Audiology services include the following: (1) Identification of children with auditory impairment, using at-risk criteria and appropriate audiological screening techniques; (2) Determination of the range, natur…

Rule 24:14:08:06 Service coordination. 24:14:08:06. Service coordination. Service coordination includes assistance and services as described in chapter 24:14:09 and provided by a service coordinator to a child eligible under this article and to the child's family. Source: 20 SDR …

Rule 24:14:08:07 Family training, counseling, and home visits. 24:14:08:07. Family training, counseling, and home visits. Family training, counseling, and home visits are services provided by social workers, psychologists, and other qualified personnel to assist the family of a c…

Rule 24:14:08:08 Medical services for diagnosis or evaluation. 24:14:08:08. Medical services for diagnosis or evaluation. Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes are services provided by a licensed physician to determine a child's developmental status and need for …

Rule 24:14:08:09 Nursing services. 24:14:08:09. Nursing services. Nursing services include the following: (1) The assessment of health status for the purpose of providing nursing care, including the identification of patterns of human response to actual or potential health proble…

Rule 24:14:08:10 Nutrition services. 24:14:08:10. Nutrition services. Nutrition services include the following: (1) Conducting individual assessments in the following: (a) Nutritional history and dietary intake; (b) Anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical variables; (c) Feeding…

Rule 24:14:08:11 Occupational therapy. 24:14:08:11. Occupational therapy. Occupational therapy includes services to address the functional needs of a child related to adaptive development, adaptive behavior and play, and sensory, motor, and postural development. These services ar…

Rule 24:14:08:12 Physical therapy. 24:14:08:12. Physical therapy. Physical therapy includes services to address the promotion of sensorimotor function through enhancement of musculoskeletal status, neurobehavioral organization, perceptual and motor development, cardiopulmonary st…

Rule 24:14:08:13 Psychological services. 24:14:08:13. Psychological services. Psychological services include the following: (1) Administering psychological and developmental tests and other assessment procedures; (2) Interpreting assessment results; (3) Obtaining, integrating, an…

Rule 24:14:08:13.01 Sign language and cued language services. 24:14:08:13.01. Sign language and cued language services. Sign language and cued language services include teaching sign language, cued language, and auditory/oral language; providing oral transliteration services, suc…

Rule 24:14:08:14 Social work services. 24:14:08:14. Social work services. Social work services include the following: (1) Making home visits to evaluate a child's living conditions and patterns of parent-child interaction; (2) Preparing a social or emotional developmental assessm…

Rule 24:14:08:15 Special instruction. 24:14:08:15. Special instruction. Special instruction includes the following: (1) The design of learning environments and activities that promote the child's acquisition of skills in a variety of developmental areas, including cognitive proce…

Rule 24:14:08:16 Speech-language pathology. 24:14:08:16. Speech-language pathology. Speech-language pathology services include the following: (1) Identification of a child with communication or language disorders and delays in development of communication skills, including the di…

Rule 24:14:08:17 Transportation and related costs. 24:14:08:17. Transportation and related costs. Transportation and related costs include the cost of travel and other costs that are necessary to enable a child eligible under this article and the child's family to receive early i…

Rule 24:14:08:18 Vision services. 24:14:08:18. Vision services. Vision services include the evaluation and assessment of visual functioning, including the diagnosis and appraisal of specific visual disorders, delays, and abilities that affect early childhood development; referral…

Rule 24:14:08:19 Assistive technology devices and services. 24:14:08:19. Assistive technology devices and services. An assistive technology device, notwithstanding §§ 24:05:27:18 and 24:05:27:19, is any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially of…

Rule 24:14:08:20 Health services. 24:14:08:20. Health services. As used in this article, the term, health services, means services necessary to enable an otherwise eligible child to benefit from the other early intervention services under this article during the time that the chi…

24:14:08:21. Other services. The individualized family service plan, to the extent appropriate, must: (1) Identify medical and other services that the child or family needs or is receiving through other sources, but that are neither required nor funded under this article; and (2)…

24:14:09:01. Responsibilities of service coordinator. Each child eligible under this article and the child's family shall have available one service coordinator who has the qualifications described in § 24:14:09:03 who is responsible for: (1) Assisting parents of eligible childre…

24:14:09:02. Activities of service coordinator. Service coordination activities include: (1) Coordinating the performance of evaluations and assessments; (2) Facilitating and participating in the development, review, and evaluation of individualized family service plans; (3) Cond…

24:14:09:03. Qualifications of service coordinator. A service coordinator must have demonstrated knowledge and understanding about: (1) Infants and toddlers who are eligible under this article; (2) Applicable state and federal laws; (3) The nature and scope of services available …

Rule 24:14:10:01 Comprehensive child find system. 24:14:10:01. Comprehensive child find system. The department, with the advice and assistance of the State Interagency Coordinating Council, shall implement a child find system that locates, identifies, and evaluates all infants an…

Rule 24:14:10:01.01 Scope of child find. 24:14:10:01.01. Scope of child find. The department, as part of the child find system, shall ensure that: (1) All infants and toddlers with disabilities in the state who are eligible for early intervention services under Part C are identif…

Rule 24:14:10:02 Repealed. 24:14:10:02. Local interagency child find committee.Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002.

Rule 24:14:10:03 Repealed. 24:14:10:03. Locating and identifying children -- Documentation required.Repealed. Source: 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; repealed, 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002.