67:42:01:01Definitions.

Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Alternative care," care provided in family foster homes, group care centers for minors, group care centers meeting the qualifications of residential treatment centers as defined in § 67:42:08:01, independent living preparation programs, and intensive residential treatment centers; (2) "Applicant," an individual, agency, institution, or organization, which submits to the department an application for a license or registration certificate, as provided in this article; (3) "Case plan," a plan that is written in cooperation with a client and: (a) Explains the client's social, psychological, medical, or economic problems; (b) Contains solutions to the problems; and (c) Describes the necessary steps and schedule to resolve the problems; (4) "Client," a person receiving assistance or service from the department; (5) "Department," the Department of Social Services; (6) "Employee applicant," an individual applying to a provider for employment; (7) "Facility," a family foster home, group care center for minors, residential treatment center, child placement agency, independent living preparation program, or intensive residential treatment center, licensed under this article; (8) "Household member," a person who uses a facility, other than a child placement agency, as a permanent or part-time residence and who may have contact with any children placed in the facility; (9) "License," the document described in SDCL 26-6-15, which certifies that a provider meets applicable licensing standards contained in this article; (10) "Provider," an individual, agency, institution, or organization providing any of the services covered in this article; (11) "Provider applicant," an individual, agency, institution, or organization applying to be a provider under this article; (12) "Reasonable and prudent parent standard," the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interest of a child, while at the same time encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child, and which a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care or in a child care institution under the responsibility of the state, to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and social activities; (13) "Staff member," an employee or volunteer of a facility; and (14) "Volunteer applicant," an individual applying to provide voluntary services for a provider.

Source: 4 SDR 2, effective July 25, 1977; 6 SDR 31, effective September 30, 1979; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 10 SDR 48, effective November 21, 1983; 13 SDR 197, effective July 1, 1987; 14 SDR 20, effective August 13, 1987; 20 SDR 223, effective July 7, 1994; 21 SDR 206, effective June 4, 1995; 31 SDR 40, effective September 29, 2004; 32 SDR 33, effective August 31, 2005; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013; 42 SDR 97, effective January 4, 2016; 49 SDR 124, effective July 3, 2023.