The facility shall require each staff member to read and sign a statement which defines child abuse and neglect and outlines the staff member's responsibility to report all incidents of child abuse or neglect according to state law. In addition to complying with SDCL 26-8A-3 and 26-8A-8, each staff member shall immediately report any suspected incident of child abuse or neglect to the executive director or the director's designee. The executive director or the designee shall immediately report any suspected or alleged in-house incident of child abuse or neglect to the department and cooperate fully in the investigation of any incident.
S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:07:15
General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.
Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.