There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 26 - MINORS
Chapter 06 - Children's Homes And Welfare Agencies
- § 26-6-1 Agencies and institutions defined as child welfare agencies--Department of Social Services.
- § 26-6-1.1 Chapter not applicable to day care services provided by school board for children of enrolled students.
- § 26-6-2 to 26-6-6. Repealed.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- § 26-6-7 Repealed.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 private agency--Waiver violation as misdemeanor.
- § 26-6-10 Repealed.
- § 26-6-11 Application for license--Investigation--Issuance--Conditions--Records--Public inspection.
- § 26-6-12 Provisional license authorized.
- § 26-6-13 Duration of licenses--Suspension or revocation--Assignment prohibited--Display or 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--Duration of 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 background checks--Notification to provider--Issuance of certificate.
- § 26-6-14.10 Prohibition of licensure, registration, or operation by person convicted of child abuse or other felony, or whose name appears on registry--Failure to report as misdemeanor.
- § 26-6-14.11 Prohibition of child care by person convicted of child abuse, sex offense, or other felony, 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 safety provisions.
- § 26-6-14.13 Information from another state's central registry or national crime database to be used only for background check for approval of foster or adoptive placement.
- § 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 Repealed.
- § 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--Records and 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 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 state treasurer by public agency.
- § 26-6-20.4 Deposit of money for resident when over specified amount.
- § 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--Deposited funds.
- § 26-6-20.10 Escheat of unclaimed property under specified value after death of resident--Notice to 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 or registration.
- § 26-6-23.1 Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence.
- § 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--Further action 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 to 26-6-34. Repealed.
- § 26-6-35 Foster care for person under continuing juvenile jurisdiction who is over the age of majority.
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