Department of Social Services



Child Protective Services - Family Foster Care and Group Care


The effects of the rules will be to implement the reasonable and prudent parent standard to support normalcy for children in alternative care.

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







Important Dates
Public Hearing:
Comment Deadline:
Interim Rules Committee Hearing:
Filed-Secretary of State:
Rule Effective:
11/20/2015
11/30/2015
12/14/2015
12/14/2015
01/03/2016
Agency Contact: Teresa Schulte mail to: DSSAdminRules@STATE.SD.US