55:05:02:03Direct care staff.

The following positions are direct care staff: (1) Positions at the South Dakota Human Services Center and South Dakota Developmental Center in the following classes: (a) Dental assistant; (b) Dental hygienist; (c) Dentist; (d) Direct support professional; (e) Direct support professional/counselor; (f) Direct support professional supervisor I; (g) Direct support professional supervisor II; (h) Human services charge nurse; (i) Human services nurse; (j) Human services nursing supervisor; (k) Licensed practical nurse; (l) Medication aide; (m) Mental health aide; (n) Mental health assistant; (o) Mental health technician; (p) Nurse aide; (q) Occupational therapy coordinator; (r) Occupational therapy/physical therapy assistant; (s) Occupational therapist; (t) Physician assistant; (u) Physical therapist; (v) Qualified developmental disability professional; (w) Speech pathologist - speech language pathologist; (x) Therapy aide; (y) Youth counselor; (z) Youth treatment supervisor; (aa) Veteran's home nurse; (bb) Veteran's home charge nurse; (cc) Chemical dependency counselor; (dd) Therapeutic recreation specialist; (ee) Psychology assistants; (ff) Industrial workshop manager; (gg) Human services social worker; (hh) Psychologists; (ii) Psychiatrists; (jj Exempt teachers; (kk) Behavior therapists; (ll) ABE teachers; (mm) Rehabilitation teachers; (nn) Psychiatric social worker; (oo) Chief of psychological services; (pp) Medical director; (qq) Director of social services; (rr) Employment specialist; (ss) Therapeutic recreation coordinator; (tt) Production supervisor/job coach; (uu) Chemical dependency supervisor; (vv) Program assistant; (ww) Program manager; (xx) Activity planner; (yy) Behavior intervention specialist; (zz) Developmental disability program supervisor; (aaa) Healthcare services coordinator; (bbb) Human services counselor; and (ccc) Physician; and (2) Positions at the South Dakota State Veterans' Home in the following classes: (a) Veteran's home nurse; (b) Veteran's home charge nurse; (c) Licensed practical nurse; (d) Nurse aide; and (e) Medication aide.

Source: 32 SDR 32, effective August 30, 2005; 35 SDR 184, effective February 2, 2009; 41 SDR 58, effective October 14, 2014.