siouxfalls.org (File): Abuse or Neglect Form

Effective July 1, 1988, South Dakota law allows unregistered family day-care providers and their adult family members who live in the home to request the Department of Social Services to screen their names against the Central Registry to determine if they have been convicted of child abuse or a sex offense. Effective July 1, 1993, screening may also be done to determine if those individuals have substantiated Abuse or Neglect reports which did not result in a conviction. This may only be done at the individual’s request and is not mandatory. Families who utilize the services of unregistered providers may not submit their provider’s name for screening, but they may ask their provider to make such a request...