67:61:01:01Definitions.

Terms used in this article mean: (1) "Addiction counselor," an individual who is a licensed addiction counselor or certified addiction counselor by the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals; (2) "Addiction counselor supervisee," an individual who is recognized as a licensed addiction counselor supervisee or certified addiction counselor supervisee by the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals; (3) "Addiction counselor trainee," an individual who is recognized as an addiction counselor trainee by the Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals; (4) "Admission," the point in an individual's relationship with an agency or program when the intake process is complete, and the individual is eligible to receive and accept services; (5) "Advocate," an individual designated by a client to speak or act on the client's behalf; (6) "Agency," an accredited prevention or treatment facility, defined in SDCL 34-20A-2; (7) "Client," an individual receiving alcohol, other drug, or gambling treatment services from an agency; (8) "Clinically-managed, low-intensity residential treatment program," an accredited residential program that is designed to aid reentry into the community and that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:16 to a client in a structured environment; (9) "Clinically-managed, residential detoxification program," an accredited short-term residential program that is designed for an individual not having a known serious physical or immediate psychiatric complication and that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:17 for the duration of a supervised withdrawal from alcohol or other drugs; (10) "Collateral contact," telephone or face-to-face contact with an individual, who is not the client, to plan appropriate treatment or to refer the client, family, or both, to other necessary community supports; (11) "Continuing care," the provision of a treatment plan and organizational structure to ensure a client receives the care needed, particularly at the point of discharge or transfer from the current level of care; (12) "Co-occurring disorder," a mental health condition that is present in an individual, in combination with a substance use problem, trauma issues, problem gambling, medical issues, or developmental disabilities; (13) "Crisis intervention," services that are provided to an individual during a crisis situation caused by the individual's alcohol or drug use, including a crisis situation involving co-occurring mental health symptoms, to restore the individual to the pre-crisis level of functioning or to place the individual into a secure environment; (14) "Day treatment program," an agency's program that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:15 to a client in a clearly defined, structured, and intensive treatment program; (15) "Department," the Department of Social Services; (16) "Diversion services," services intended to divert a person at high risk for alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use, abuse, or dependency; (17) "Early intervention program," an agency's nonresidential program that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:12 to individuals who may have substance-use-related problems but do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder; (18) "Family counseling," the face-to-face or telehealth interaction between an addiction counselor, addiction counselor supervisee, or addiction counselor trainee; a client; and a family member of the client for a therapeutic purpose related to the client's treatment program; (19) "Group counseling," the face-to-face or telehealth interaction between an addiction counselor, addiction counselor supervisee, or addiction counselor trainee, and at least two clients, for a specific therapeutic purpose, provided the number of clients does not exceed fifteen, unless otherwise dictated by the evidence-based practice used; (20) "High risk individual," an individual who is exposed to or is experimenting with alcohol or other drugs and who possesses multiple risk factors for substance abuse; (21) "Individual counseling," the face-to-face or telehealth interaction between an addiction counselor, addiction counselor supervisee, or addiction counselor trainee, and an individual client for a specific therapeutic purpose; (22) "Integrated assessment," the gathering of information and engaging in a process with the client that enables the provider completing the assessment, as provided in § 67:61:07:05, to establish the presence or absence of a co-occurring disorder, identify a client's strengths and needs, determine the client's motivation and readiness for change, and engage the client in the development of an appropriate treatment relationship in which an individualized treatment plan can be developed; (23) "Intensive outpatient treatment program," an agency's nonresidential program that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:14 to a client on a regular basis in a clearly defined, structured, and intensive outpatient treatment program; (24) "Intern," a college or university student gaining supervised practical experience; (25) "Management information system," a system designed to collect, store, and report treatment and treatment outcome data; (26) "Medical director,” the individual responsible for providing and overseeing medical care in an agency; (27) "Medically-monitored, intensive inpatient treatment program," an agency's residential treatment program that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:18 to an individual in a structured environment; (28) "Nonresidential program," an agency's program that provides alcohol and other drug abuse treatment and prevention services on a less-than-twenty-four-hour-a-day basis and does not provide housing for clients; (29) "Outpatient treatment program," an agency's nonresidential program that provides outpatient treatment services, via regularly scheduled counseling, to a client or a person harmed by alcohol or other drugs; (30) "Prevention program," an agency's program that provides services listed in chapter 67:61:11 through a planned and recurring sequence of recognized prevention strategies and multiple structured activities to inform, educate, impart skills, and provide appropriate referrals for other services; (31) "Program," an organized system and specific level of services, offered by an agency, and designed to address the treatment needs of a client; (32) "Residential program," an agency's program that provides room and board in addition to alcohol and other drug abuse treatment services on a twenty-four hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis; (33) "Services," direct or indirect contact between a client or a group of clients and agency staff for the purpose of diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, consultation, or other action directly necessary for the provision of comprehensive treatment; (34) "Substance use disorder," a diagnosable substance use condition or diagnosed gambling disorder; (35) "Telehealth," a method of delivering services, including the use of interactive audio-visual or audio-only technology, in accordance with SDCL chapter 34-52; (36) "Transfer," the movement of a client from one level of service to another; (37) "Treatment plan," a written, individualized, and comprehensive plan that is based on information obtained from an integrated assessment, designed to improve a client's condition, and that includes treatment goals or objectives for primary problems that indicate a need for treatment services; and (38) "Work therapy," a therapeutic task that is based on the client's physical abilities, interest level, and proficiency, and is used to habilitate or rehabilitate a client.

Source: 43 SDR 80, effective December 5, 2016; 48 SDR 14, effective August 22, 2021; 50 SDR 63, effective November 27, 2023; 52 SDR 126, effective July 1, 2026; 53 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2026.