Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
authorization requirements. The requirements for prior authorization of a medically monitored intensive inpatient program, clinically-managed low-intensity residential treatment program for pregnant women or women with dependent children, and intensive methamphetamine services are as follows: (1) An addiction counselor completes an integrated assessment, the assessment indicates a diagnosis of a substance use disorder, and the addiction counselor determines the recipient meets the criteria for placement in, transfer to, or continued stay in a substance use disorder treatment program; (2) A physician or other licensed practitioner refers the recipient for placement in, transfer to, or continued stay in a substance use disorder treatment program and provides the division with written verification of pregnancy, if applicable; and (3) The division authorizes the treatment.
Source: 43 SDR 80, effective December 5, 2016; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017; 44 SDR 192, effective July 2, 2018.