Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
If a child is removed from the home of a specified relative as a result of a court action, the department, or a public agency under contract with the department, must develop a plan for alternative care and services. The plan must: (1) Make available emergency care for the child; (2) Improve conditions in the home from which the child was removed; (3) Provide for the placement and care of the child in another home approved by the department; or (4) Proceed with plans for the adoption of the child.
Source: 4 SDR 60, effective March 26, 1978; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025.