20:48:17:01Program personnel qualifications and duties.

The board may employ or contract with individuals to serve as program personnel. The board’s executive director may appoint a program director who is licensed, or has a privilege to practice, in South Dakota as a health care professional, and possesses knowledge in mental health and substance-use disorders. The program director shall report to the executive director of the board. Program personnel duties include: (1) Coordinating the evaluation committee; (2) Facilitating the application and intake process; (3) Developing participation agreements; (4) Case managing and coordinating a participant’s compliance and continuing care with a qualified provider; (5) Evaluating substance use and mental health treatment programs and health care providers for use by participants; (6) Providing written reports to the board; and (7) Maintaining participant records pursuant to § 20:48:17:13.

Source: 48 SDR 40, effective October 5, 2021.