South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:14 - Child protection services › Chapter 67:14:31 - Alternative care › Section 67:14:31:21 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "AFDC," aid to families with dependent
  children pursuant to article 67:12;
(2) "Alternative care," the provision of
  basic family foster care, specialized foster care, family treatment foster
  care, group care center services, residential treatment center services,
  intensive residential treatment services, and emergency foster care for
  children as provided under this chapter, or other types of placement as defined
  by SDCL chapter 26-13;
(3)
  "Alternative care placement services," identification of the need for an
  alternative living arrangement, including the matching of a child with an
  appropriate resource; development of a case plan, including routine supervision
  of the child; periodic evaluation of need; determination of need for changes
  and planning in relation to the child's legal custody status; and movement of a
  child to the child's own home or other permanent living arrangement, including
  adoption as defined in chapter 67:14:32;
(4) "Alternative services," services as
  defined in §
									67:42:07:01;
(5) "Basic family foster care," the 24-hour
  care, supervision, and substitute parenting of a child outside of the child's
  own home. Basic family foster care includes teaching life skills, such as
  eating and bathing and providing for social, religious, economic, and
  educational experiences in keeping with the child's age and development. All
  other types of family foster care defined in this chapter include the provision
  of basic family foster care;
(6)
  "Emergency foster care," a service provided to a child for whom immediate
  removal from their current living situation is required to ensure the child's
  protection and safety;
(7) "Family
  treatment foster care," a service that provides mental health support and case
  management to a foster home with a child in the care of the foster home who has
  significant emotional trauma or behavioral needs that require a higher level of
  foster care for mental health support and case management;
(8) "Group care center," a facility as
  defined in §
									67:42:07:01;
(9) "Intensive residential treatment center,"
  a facility as defined in §
									67:42:15:01;
(10) "Maintenance cost," costs experienced in
  meeting essential needs including food, clothing, shelter, and routine
  supervision;
(11) "Residential
  treatment center," a facility as defined in §
									67:42:08:01;
(12) "School of origin," the school in which
  a child is enrolled at the time of placement in foster care or the school in
  which a child is enrolled at the time of a placement change;
(13) "Service costs," costs incurred in the
  provision of treatment to meet a child's physical or mental health
  needs;
(14) "Shelter care," a
  facility as defined in §
									67:42:07:01;
(15) "Specialized foster care," a 24-hour
  service directed toward the improvement of a complex set of conditions or
  impairments, as in, a physical or mental disability or behavioral need based on
  a case plan; and
(16) "State review
  team," as defined in §§
									67:16:47:04.01 and
  67:16:47:04.02.
General Authority:
SDCL
		26-4-7.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
		26-4-7.