Department of Social Services



Proposed Rules for various divisions within the Department of Social Services

The effect of these changes will be to: remove all references to “mental retardation” or “mentally retarded” from administrative rulse and replace these references with “intellectual disability”.

New content is added below as the draft rules move through the rule-making process.




Intermin Rules Hearing
Agency Contact: Teresa Schulte
mail to: DSSAdminRules@STATE.SD.US
Important Dates
Public Hearing:
Comment Deadline:
Interim Rules Committee Hearing:
Filed-Secretary of State:
Rule Effective:
11/27/2013
12/09/2013
12/17/2013
12/19/2013
01/08/2014