ARSD 67:12:12:01.01. Department to develop plan for alternative care and services

If a child is removed from the home of a specified relative as a result of a court action, the department, or a public agency under contract with the department, must develop a plan for alternative care and services. The plan must: (1) Make available emergency care for the child; (2) Improve conditions in the home from which the child was removed; (3) Provide for the placement and care of the child in another home approved by the department; or (4) Proceed with plans for the adoption of the child.