South Dakota 06 — Children's Homes And Welfare Agencies
- 26-6-1 — Agencies and institutions defined as child welfare agencies--Department of SocialServices.
- 26-6-1.1 — Chapter not applicable to day care services provided by school board for childrenof enrolled students.
- 26-6-2 — Repealed.
- 26-6-6.1 — Continuing foster care to age twenty-one.
- 26-6-7 — Repealed.
- 26-6-8 — License required to place child for adoption--Relatives and guardian excepted.
- 26-6-9 — License or registration required for child care or placement by public or privateagency--Waiver violation as misdemeanor.
- 26-6-10 — Repealed.
- 26-6-11 — Application for license--Investigation--Issuance--Conditions--Records--Publicinspection.
- 26-6-12 — Provisional license authorized.
- 26-6-13 — Duration of licenses--Suspension or revocation--Assignment prohibited--Displayor availability for inspection.
- 26-6-14 — Categories of child welfare agency licenses.
- 26-6-14.1 — Family day care defined--Number of children allowed.
- 26-6-14.2 — Registration of family day care homes--Rules--Exemption--Investigation--Durationof registration--Assignment prohibited.
- 26-6-14.3 — Issuance of child welfare license--Criminal record of applicant to be secured--Waiver by applicant--When application denied.
- 26-6-14.4 — Persons to whom criminal record requirement applies.
- 26-6-14.5 — Waiver, fingerprinting, and declaration as condition of employment--Time--Immediate termination of employee.
- 26-6-14.6 — Meaning of conviction--Evidence of conviction.
- 26-6-14.7 — Transfer of criminal record clearance when changing employment.
- 26-6-14.8 — Unregistered family day care defined--Number of children allowed.
- 26-6-14.9 — Submission of employees' names to department--Central registry backgroundchecks--Notification to provider--Issuance of certificate.
- 26-6-14.10 — Prohibition of licensure, registration, or operation by person convicted of childabuse or other felony, or whose name appears on registry--Failure to report asmisdemeanor.
- 26-6-14.11 — Prohibition of child care by person convicted of child abuse, sex offense, or otherfelony, or whose name appears on registry--Violation as misdemeanor.
- 26-6-14.12 — Before and after school day care exempt from zoning, uniform building, and safetyprovisions.
- 26-6-15 — Specification in licenses and registration certificates of work authorized.
- 26-6-15.1 — Additional number of children in day care--Staff-to-child ratios.
- 26-6-15.2 — Additional number of children in day care center operating preschool program.
- 26-6-16 — Rules for child care by licensed or registered agencies promulgated by department--Matters included in rules.
- 26-6-17 — Repealed.
- 26-6-18 — Department to cooperate with child welfare agencies--Assistance and advice.
- 26-6-18.1 — Establishment and support of day care centers by counties and municipalities.
- 26-6-18.2 — Repealed.
- 26-6-18.3 — Appropriation for day care centers.
- 26-6-18.4 — Approved programs required for payments to nonprofit organizations--Recordsand periodic audit.
- 26-6-18.5 — Exemption of program from zoning, building and fire and life safety codes.
- 26-6-19 — Department of Health visitations and inspections.
- 26-6-20 — Records and reports on children in care of agencies--Information confidential.
- 26-6-20.1 — Definition of terms.
- 26-6-20.2 — Separation of residents' moneys required of homes and centers.
- 26-6-20.3 — Demand trust account deposit of moneys not kept in center--Deposit with statetreasurer by public agency.
- 26-6-20.4 — Deposit of all moneys over specified amount for any resident.
- 26-6-20.5 — Surety bond required of facility handling more than specified monthly amount--Bond amount.
- 26-6-20.6 — Safeguards and records required of facilities.
- 26-6-20.7 — Public audit of records.
- 26-6-20.8 — Violation of moneys provisions as cause for revocation of facility's license.
- 26-6-20.9 — Surrender of moneys and funds upon discharge of resident--Receipt--Depositedfunds.
- 26-6-20.10 — Escheat of unclaimed property under specified value after death of resident--Noticeto relatives--Time--Disposition of property or money.
- 26-6-21 — Placement of children for adoption--Consent by agency to adoption.
- 26-6-21.1 — Repealed.
- 26-6-22 — Notice to remove child from child welfare agency.
- 26-6-23 — Grounds for revocation or refusal to issue or renew child welfare agency license orregistration.
- 26-6-23.1 — Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse orviolence.
- 26-6-23.2 — Central registry background checks on employees.
- 26-6-24 — Notice of intended revocation or refusal of renewal of license or registration--Hearing on protest--Temporary suspension.
- 26-6-25 — Investigation by department of unlicensed and unregistered operations--Furtheraction by department.
- 26-6-26 — Repealed.
- 26-6-27 — Educational and incidental activities exempt from chapter--State institutions.
- 26-6-28 — Reduction of number of children in foster care.
- 26-6-29 — Shelters for battered spouses exempt.
- 26-6-30 — Repealed.