South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 67:14:32:18 Repealed. 67:14:32:18. Consent to adoption.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980.

Rule 67:14:32:19 Repealed. 67:14:32:19. Records to be maintained by department.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980.

Rule 67:14:32:20 Confidential information. 67:14:32:20. Confidential information. Information regarding the child, the natural family, and the adoptive family shall be kept confidential. Information concerning adoptive applications shall be held in confidence unless disclosure is…

Rule 67:14:32:21 Repealed. 67:14:32:21. Licensed foster parents who want to adopt required to meet qualifications.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 17 SDR 157, effecti…

Rule 67:14:32:22 Repealed. 67:14:32:22. Applications for adoption services from approved foster parents.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980.

Rule 67:14:32:23 Transferred. 67:14:32:23. Transferred to § 67:14:32:05.01.

Rule 67:14:32:24 Transferred. 67:14:32:24. Transferred to § 67:14:32:11.03. Rule 67:14:32:24.01 Repealed. 67:14:32:24.01. Placement fee. Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective May 22, 1…

Rule 67:14:32:24.01 Repealed. 67:14:32:24.01. Placement fee. Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective May 22, 1997.

Rule 67:14:32:25 Repealed. 67:14:32:25. Calculation of placement fee.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 16, 1982; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective Ma…

Rule 67:14:32:26 Repealed. 67:14:32:26. Payments to adoptive parents.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980.

Rule 67:14:32:27 Repealed. 67:14:32:27. Waiver of adoption fees by the department.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective May 22, 1997.

Rule 67:14:32:28 Repealed. 67:14:32:28. Referral to private agencies.Repealed. Source: 2 SDR 62, effective April 5, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980.

Rule 67:14:32:29 Repealed. 67:14:32:29. Social and medical history of an adoptive child and his natural family.Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 27, effective November 6, 1976; repealed, 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980.

67:14:32:30. Training and development. Except as provided below, each applicant shall complete a thirty-hour training course provided by the department. The course includes training in the following areas: (1) The impact of separation on child development; (2) How attachments are…

Rule 67:14:32:31 Fair hearing. 67:14:32:31. Fair hearing. An adoptive applicant is entitled to a fair hearing if the applicant is aggrieved or dissatisfied with any action or inaction on the part of the department which relates to the approval or denial of an adoption application…

67:14:32:32. Reimbursement of home study. Repealed. Source: 48 SDR 131, effective July 4, 2022; 51 SDR 140, effective June 30, 2025.

Rule 67:14:36:01 Repealed. 67:14:36:01. Definitions.Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective May 22, 1997.

Rule 67:14:36:02 Repealed. 67:14:36:02. Eligibility for parent-aide service.Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 9 SDR 30, effective September 16, 1982; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective May 22, 1997.

Rule 67:14:36:03 Repealed. 67:14:36:03. Fee or copayment for parent-aide service.Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 9 SDR 30, effective September 16, 1982.

Rule 67:14:36:04 Repealed. 67:14:36:04. Determination of need and deployment of parent-aide services, including priorities.Repealed. Source: 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; repealed, 23 SDR 191, effective May 22, 1997.

Rule 67:14:39:01 Definitions. 67:14:39:01. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Central registry," the computerized information system that provides for the storage and retrieval of information concerning parents, guardians, and custodians who have abused or neglect…

Rule 67:14:39:02 Determination of accuracy of report. 67:14:39:02. Reports -- Determination of accuracy of report. A report is the initial account of a suspected case of child abuse or neglect. A report is made to the department by an individual who has reason to suspect that abu…

Rule 67:14:39:03 Information placed into central registry. 67:14:39:03. Information placed into central registry. The department shall create a record consisting of the individual's name, together with other identifying information such as the individual's address, date of birth,…

Rule 67:14:39:04 Substantiated reports. 67:14:39:04. Substantiated reports. The department substantiates a report through an investigation. The investigation may include items such as interviews with the child, the child's parents, and other persons with whom the child may come i…

Rule 67:14:39:05 Notice when name is to be placed on central registry. 67:14:39:05. Notice when name is to be placed on central registry. After the department investigates and substantiates a report and at least 30 days before the record is placed on the central registry, the dep…

Rule 67:14:39:06 Repealed. 67:14:39:06. Request to amend, expunge information, or remove record -- Informal review -- Fair hearing. Repealed. Source: 18 SDR 134, effective February 25, 1992; 25 SDR 150, effective June 9, 1999; repealed, 34 SDR 180, effective December 26, 2007.

Rule 67:14:39:07 Fair hearing -- Burden of proof. 67:14:39:07. Fair hearing -- Burden of proof. The burden of proof for fair hearings conducted under this chapter shall be a preponderance of the evidence. Source: 18 SDR 134, effective February 25, 1992. General Authority: SDCL 26…

Rule 67:14:39:07.01 Fair hearing -- Release of information. 67:14:39:07.01. Fair hearing -- Release of information. After a fair hearing has been scheduled, the department may release to the subject of the report the part of the department's record that was used to determine whet…

Rule 67:14:39:08 Department actions if fair hearing results in finding for individual. 67:14:39:08. Department actions if fair hearing results in finding for individual. If a fair hearing results in a finding for the individual, the department shall take one of the following acti…

Rule 67:14:39:09 Request to remove record from central registry after five years -- Limited to individuals having substantiated report or court finding. 67:14:39:09. Request to remove record from central registry after five years -- Limited to individuals having substantiated rep…

Rule 67:14:39:10 Review of information for central registry after five years -- Substantiation. 67:14:39:10. Review of information for central registry after five years -- Substantiation. If a record is on the central registry because of a substantiated report of abuse or neglect…

Rule 67:14:39:11 Review of information for central registry after five years -- Court finding of child abuse or neglect. 67:14:39:11. Review of information for central registry after five years -- Court finding of child abuse or neglect. If a record is on the central registry bec…

Rule 67:14:39:12 Certain individuals prohibited from requesting actions under this chapter. 67:14:39:12. Certain individuals prohibited from requesting actions under this chapter. The following individuals are prohibited from requesting the removal of a record from the central re…

Rule 67:15:01:01 Definitions. 67:15:01:01. Definitions. Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Categorically income eligible," if all individuals on the low income energy assistance application receive supplemental nutrition assistance benefits, the household is deemed income elig…

Rule 67:15:01:02 Household composition. 67:15:01:02. Household composition. A household may be composed of any of the following: (1) An independent living arrangement; (2) A shared living arrangement; or (3) An Individual living alone. These individuals may not be residents of an…

Rule 67:15:01:03 Application -- LIEAP. 67:15:01:03. Application -- LIEAP. An individual desiring LIEAP assistance must submit a written, signed application for assistance to the department's Office of Energy Assistance. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 11 SDR 96, ef…

Rule 67:15:01:04 Repealed. 67:15:01:04. Deadlines for application -- LIEAP.Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982; 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985; 12 SDR 73, effective November 4,…

Rule 67:15:01:05 Documentation required. 67:15:01:05. Documentation required. At the time of application, a household shall produce proof of all income, documentation of heating costs, and proof of vulnerability. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 75, effective …

Rule 67:15:01:06 Vulnerable households. 67:15:01:06. Vulnerable households. Vulnerable households are those households in which the members are responsible for paying their own heating costs directly to an energy supplier or to a landlord as a portion of rent. Source: 8 SDR 95, e…

Rule 67:15:01:07 Repealed. 67:15:01:07. Partially vulnerable households.Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; repealed, 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982; reenacted, 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; repealed, 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985.

Rule 67:15:01:08 Repealed. 67:15:01:08. Partially vulnerable households -- Subsidized housing.Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; repealed, 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982. Rule 67:15:01:08.01 Individuals in institutions ineligible. 67:15:01:08.01. Indi…

Rule 67:15:01:08.01 Individuals in institutions ineligible. 67:15:01:08.01. Individuals in institutions ineligible. Individuals residing in institutions are not eligible for LIEAP assistance. Source: 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983. General Authority: SDCL 28-1-50. Law Imple…

Rule 67:15:01:08.02 Repealed. 67:15:01:08.02. Students.Repealed. Source: 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985; 12 SDR 73, effective November 4, 1985; 17 SDR 66, effective November 12, 1990; repealed, 23 SDR 101, effective December 22, 1996.

Rule 67:15:01:08.03 Repealed. 67:15:01:08.03. Head of household -- Congregate living arrangements. Repealed. Source: 12 SDR 73, effective November 4, 1985; 31 SDR 192, effective June 8, 2005; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.

Rule 67:15:01:09 Proof of liability for heating expenses. 67:15:01:09. Proof of liability for heating expenses. Proof of liability for the heating expenses of a vulnerable household consists of one of the following: (1) A bill or statement from the energy supplier that a househol…

Rule 67:15:01:10 Determining household income. 67:15:01:10. Determining household income. In determining income for a non-self-employed household, the department shall compute the household's income from the three full calendar months immediately prior to the date of application.…

Rule 67:15:01:11 Determining eligibility. 67:15:01:11. Determining eligibility. Eligibility for LIEAP or ECIP is based on the household's income, the federal poverty level, and the amount of funding available to meet the needs of the program. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February …

Rule 67:15:01:12 Repealed. 67:15:01:12. Proof of income -- Non-self-employed households. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982; 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985; repealed, 12 SDR 7…

Rule 67:15:01:13 Repealed. 67:15:01:13. Proof of income -- Self-employed. Repealed. Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982; 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; repealed, 12 SDR 73, effective November 4, 1985. Rule 67:15:01:13.01 Rep…

Rule 67:15:01:13.01 Repealed. 67:15:01:13.01. Proof of income -- Household with both self-employed and non-self-employed individuals. Repealed. Source: 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985; repealed, 12 SDR 73, effective November 4, 1985.