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Measurement-Based Care for South Dakota Mental Health Teams

For accredited community mental health centers, Care Connect primary care clinics, tribal health programs and private practices from Sioux Falls to Rapid City. Send validated scales by email or QR code, get them scored on submission, and keep every client's outcome measures in one place from admission onward. US customer data stays in Google Cloud US regions.

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South Dakota Already Asks for Outcome Measures

  • South Dakota's rules for accredited mental health centers, Administrative Rules of South Dakota chapter 67:62:08, list outcome measures among the data each center must collect for every client at admission, or as soon after as possible, and every year after that. Centers also send the Department of Social Services statistical data on each client through the state management information system, keep an ongoing assessment of changes in needs and strengths, and review each treatment plan, with its measurable goals, at least every six months.

    The Department publishes what it collects. Its publicly funded behavioural health outcomes dashboards, for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, report on emotional well-being, daily functioning, housing and employment stability, substance use, recovery motivation, satisfaction with services and health care use. In primary care, South Dakota Medicaid's Care Connect program (Health Home until January 2026) asks clinics to report depression screening with a standardized tool, such as the PHQ-9 for adults or the PHQ-A for adolescents, and a follow-up plan when the screen is positive.

    The rules do not name a particular instrument for centers, so the choice sits with your clinical team. HiBoop gives that team validated scales that clients answer on their own phone, scored on submission and charted from the first visit, with exports for the records your center keeps. It does not submit anything to the Department for you.

  • Outcome Measures at Admission and Every Year

    Part of the client data accredited centers collect under ARSD 67:62:08:01

  • Public Outcomes Dashboards

    Fiscal year 2025 and 2026 results for publicly funded behavioural health services

  • Depression Screening in Care Connect

    A standardized tool and a documented follow-up plan, reported by Medicaid Care Connect clinics

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What HiBoop Brings to South Dakota Programs

  • South Dakota accredits its mental health centers, pays Care Connect clinics partly on quality, and keeps mental health records confidential by statute. HiBoop takes care of the scales and the charts; clinical decisions remain with your team.

  • Admission Measures Without the Paper

    Send the intake set before the first appointment and the scored results are in the record when admission is completed. The same set can go out again at each annual update.

  • Progress for the Six-Month Review

    Repeat a scale through treatment and each score is added to the client's chart, so the six-month treatment plan review can point to measured change against the plan's goals. The numbers inform your judgement; they do not make the call.

  • Depression Screening for Every Age

    The PHQ-9 for adults and the PHQ-A for adolescents aged 12 to 17 are both in the library, matching the tools South Dakota lists for Care Connect depression screening.

  • Exports for Center Records

    Download a client's score history as CSV or PDF for the case record, a records request or your own compliance review. You can export your whole account at any time.

  • Substance Use and Mental Health Together

    Several agencies the Division of Behavioral Health lists provide both mental health and substance use services. The ASSIST and TAPS sit next to the depression and anxiety scales.

  • Phone-First Check-Ins for Wide Catchments

    One center can cover ten counties. Clients answer from an email link or a QR code on their own phone, so a check-in between visits does not mean another long drive.

Mental health in South Dakota

Research data

  • Each figure below links to the source it comes from.

  • 21.8%

    of South Dakota adults had any mental illness in the past year (model-based annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

  • 15.8%

    of South Dakotans aged 12 to 17 had a major depressive episode in the past year (annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

  • 28.1%

    of South Dakota adults received mental health treatment in the past year (2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2024

Research from South Dakota

  • Mental health service use in later life

    In a cross-sectional study of 735 older adults in South Dakota (233 American Indian, 502 White), White participants used more mental health services, and in both groups more adverse childhood experiences were associated with more service use.

    Moon et al., Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2018 PMID 29052176

  • Depressive symptoms after cancer

    Of 43 American Indian women cancer survivors interviewed in South Dakota in 2014-2015, 26 (62%) reported feelings of depression since their diagnosis, and described coping through faith traditions, creative outlets, family and social support and staying busy.

    Burnette et al., Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 2019 PMID 30590999

  • Peer victimization in rural schools

    Among 307 fourth and fifth graders in four rural South Dakota school districts, 91.2% reported at least one peer victimization experience, and community support was negatively correlated with every type of victimization.

    Russo et al., South Dakota Medicine, 2018 PMID 30731519

  • Rural substance use response

    The HRSA-funded START-SD project at South Dakota State University built an interdisciplinary consortium that expanded harm reduction, prevention training and stigma reduction for substance use disorder in rural South Dakota, evaluated by the number of programs and people served.

    Miller et al., Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2023 PMID 36207271

How South Dakota Organizes and Measures Behavioural Health

  • HiBoop is not part of these programs and does not link to Department of Social Services or Medicaid systems. This is the background your accreditation reviewer and Medicaid contacts will expect you to know.

  • Accredited Mental Health Centers

    ARSD 67:62

    The Department of Social Services accredits mental health centers. The rules require an initial treatment plan within 30 days of intake with individualized, measurable goals, an ongoing assessment documented in the record, a treatment plan review at least every six months, and at least one review a year by a clinical supervisor. Client data, including outcome measures, is collected at admission and annually.

    Outcome measuresSix-month reviewState data system

  • Care Connect

    Medicaid

    Care Connect, called Health Home until January 2026, serves Medicaid members with two or more chronic conditions, or one plus the risk of another. Clinics are paid per member per month in four tiers, must use an electronic health record and report outcome measures electronically. For July 2026 the Clinical Outcome Payment pool is $519,199, with depression follow-up plans weighted at 15, plus a $75,000 small clinic pool.

    Per member per monthQuality incentiveDepression screening

  • Publicly Funded Outcomes

    Division of Behavioral Health

    The Division of Behavioral Health publishes interactive outcomes dashboards for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. They cover emotional well-being, daily functioning, housing and employment stability, substance use, recovery motivation, service satisfaction and health care use for publicly funded services.

    FY25 and FY26Daily functioningPublic dashboards

  • Opioid Settlement Funding

    FY27

    The Department and the State Opioid Advisory Committee are investing a $12 million FY27 statewide share of national opioid settlement funds. Requests for proposals open in November 2026, and the Department looks for data and outcome measures that fit the scale of each project, with ongoing monitoring and program evaluation.

    $12 millionOutcome measuresRequests for proposals

Care Teams Across South Dakota

  • HiBoop works in any browser, so the same check-ins fit a Sioux Falls practice and a center covering a dozen rural counties. Each line names an agency the Division of Behavioral Health lists for mental health services in those counties.

  • Sioux Falls

    Southeastern Behavioral HealthCare is listed for Minnehaha and Lincoln counties.

  • Rapid City and the Black Hills

    West River Mental Health is listed for ten counties, including Pennington, Meade, Lawrence, Custer and Oglala Lakota.

  • Aberdeen and the Northeast

    Northeastern Mental Health Center is listed for Brown and eight neighbouring counties, from Campbell to Spink.

  • Pierre and Central South Dakota

    Capital Area Counseling Services is listed for Hughes, Stanley, Sully and six other central counties.

  • Watertown

    Human Service Agency is listed for Codington, Clark, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin and Roberts.

  • Yankton and the Southeast

    Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services is listed for Yankton, Clay, Union, Bon Homme and three more counties.

  • North Central Counties

    Three Rivers MH/CD Center is listed for Corson, Dewey, Perkins and Ziebach.

Data sovereignty

Why South Dakota clinics choose HiBoop

  • Outcome Tracking for South Dakota Centers

    • US customer data stored in Google Cloud US regions, encrypted in transit and at rest
    • SOC 2 Type II certified, HIPAA compliant, and a BAA for covered entities
    • Access set by role, with a log entry each time client data is viewed or exported
    • Care is $25/month, billed month to month, with no credit card required to try it
    • Clients respond from their own phone through an email link or a QR code

  • USD pricing & support

    Transparent pricing in USD with flexible payment options for clinics of every size.

    Care
    One clinician, billed monthly
    $25
    USD/month
    Team
    Entry price, clinicians unlimited
    $200
    USD/month
    Network
    Agencies with several locations
    Custom
    Enterprise pricing

100+ validated scales for South Dakota clinics

  • Validated scales grouped by what they measure, each with its scoring and source. Public programmes often call this routine outcome monitoring (ROM), or patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the same practice of giving a validated scale at regular points and reading the scores over time.

  • Depression Screening for Adults and Adolescents

    • PHQ-9 (Adult Depression)
    • PHQ-A (Adolescent Depression)
    • GAD-7 (Anxiety)

  • Substance Use

    • ASSIST (Substance Involvement)
    • TAPS (Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Substances)
    • CRAFFT-2.1 (Youth Substance Use)

  • Trauma and Childhood Adversity

    • PCL-5 (PTSD)
    • ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)
    • C-SSRS Screener (Suicide Risk)
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South Dakota Mental Health Confidentiality

  • HIPAA is the floor. South Dakota adds a statutory duty of confidentiality for mental health information and a requirement for parental consent before a minor's information is released. None of these rules certifies software, so the responsibility stays with your organization; HiBoop provides safeguards that support it.

  • What South Dakota law asks

    • Keep information in a person's record, and anything learned while providing mental health services, confidential and closed to public inspection (SDCL 27A-12-26)
    • Disclose outside the center or program only with the consent of the holder of the records and the person, or a parent if the person is a minor, or a guardian, unless a listed exception applies (SDCL 27A-12-26 to 27A-12-32)
    • Collect client identification data, including outcome measures, at admission and every year, and keep it in the clinical record (ARSD 67:62:08:01)
    • Meet HIPAA's privacy, security and breach rules, and sign a business associate agreement with each vendor that handles protected health information

  • Where HiBoop helps

    • A signed BAA for HIPAA covered entities
    • Customer data for US accounts kept in Google Cloud US regions and encrypted at rest and in transit
    • Role-based access, with each view and export of client data written to a log
    • SOC 2 Type II certification, with the controls behind it set out on our trust page

  • Checking HiBoop against your accreditation file?

    Our trust page details hosting, encryption, access controls and SOC 2 Type II. Contact us for a BAA or answers for your security questionnaire.

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Grants & funding for South Dakota mental health clinics

Funding Guide

  • Public and private funding programs that support measurement-based care implementation.

  • SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants

    Tech eligible

    SAMHSA’s CCBHC grants fund detailed behavioral health services including the infrastructure, staffing, and technology required to meet CCBHC standards. Outcome measurement and digital assessment platforms are explicitly eligible as required infrastructure for CCBHC certification.

    $1M–$5M/yearLearn more

  • SAMHSA

    Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG)

    Tech eligible

    States receive federal MHBG funds and redistribute them to community mental health organizations. Technology, quality improvement, and workforce development are eligible uses. Contact your state mental health authority to understand how MHBG flows in your state.

    State-distributedLearn more

  • SAMHSA

    Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PIPBHC)

    Tech eligible

    SAMHSA’s PIPBHC program funds integration of primary and behavioral health care, including the technology infrastructure needed to coordinate care across disciplines. Outcome measurement platforms and digital assessment tools are eligible as integration infrastructure.

    $500K–$900K/yearLearn more

  • HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration

    Rural Health Network Development Program

    Tech eligible

    HRSA funds rural health networks to develop shared infrastructure including technology platforms, telehealth systems, and outcome measurement tools. Mental health-focused networks in rural areas can use this to fund shared digital assessment and measurement platforms.

    $250K–$500K/yearLearn more

  • HRSA

    Behavioral Health Workforce Development Program

    Tech eligible

    Supports expanding the behavioral health workforce through training, clinical placements, and technology-supported care delivery. Technology platforms that support supervision, measurement, and case management are eligible uses.

    $250K–$1MLearn more

  • CMS Innovation Center (CMMI)

    ACCESS Model — Behavioral Health Track

    Tech eligible

    The Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model includes a Behavioral Health Track for practices treating depression and anxiety. It shifts from fee-for-service to monthly payments tied to outcomes — explicitly requiring technology-enabled care and outcome measurement.

    Enhanced per-patient paymentsLearn more
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Resources for South Dakota practitioners

  • Billing guides, compliance documentation, and clinical practice resources.

  • AdultsPHQ-9 Clinical Guide

    How the nine items are scored and how severity is banded

  • AdolescentsPHQ-A Guide

    The adolescent version adapted from the PHQ-9, and what its suicidal ideation item asks

  • BillingCPT 96127 Guide

    The code commonly used for brief standardized emotional and behavioural screens

  • LibraryAssessment Library

    All the scales HiBoop covers, with the research behind each one

South Dakota Rules, Programs and Data

  • Official bodies, clinical guidelines, and regulatory references. South Dakota.

  • ARSD Article 67:62, Mental Health

    South Dakota Legislature

    Accreditation rules for mental health centers, including client data, outcome measures and treatment plan reviews.

  • Care Connect Outcome Measures (April 2026)

    Department of Social Services

    Definitions of the Care Connect measures, including depression screening and follow-up.

  • Care Connect Quality Incentive Payment (July 2026)

    Department of Social Services

    The payment pools and the weight given to each outcome measure.

  • Reports and Data

    Division of Behavioral Health

    The publicly funded behavioural health outcomes dashboards and other state data.

  • Agencies by county

    Division of Behavioral Health

    Which accredited agencies provide mental health and substance use services in each county.

  • SDCL 27A-12-26

    South Dakota Legislature

    Confidentiality of information acquired while providing mental health services.

  • FY27 Opioid Settlement Funding Opportunities

    Division of Behavioral Health

    Requests for proposals opening in November 2026, and what the Department looks for.

  • Care Connect Provider Standards

    Department of Social Services

    The requirements for Care Connect clinics, including an electronic health record and electronic reporting of outcome measures.

  • Care Connect Resource Hub

    Department of Social Services

    The program's provider hub, with its per member per month payments and tiering.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does South Dakota require measurement-based care?

    For accredited mental health centers, the rules require outcome measures as part of the client data collected at admission and each year, without naming a specific instrument. Care Connect clinics report depression screening with a standardized tool. We found no rule requiring every outpatient provider to use symptom scales at each visit, so check your accreditation standards and Medicaid agreements for what applies to you.

  • Does HiBoop report to the Department of Social Services for us?

    No. HiBoop has no link to the state management information system or to Medicaid. It sends and scores scales, charts each client's results and exports score histories as CSV or PDF, so your center can enter or report what the Department asks for.

  • Who must agree before we share a teenager's mental health information in South Dakota?

    Under SDCL 27A-12-26, information may be disclosed outside the center or program with the consent of the holder of the records and the person, or the person's parents if they are a minor, or a guardian, unless a statutory exception applies. Ask your counsel how this fits your services. HiBoop's role-based access lets you limit which staff can see a young client's scores.

  • Is HiBoop HIPAA compliant for South Dakota providers?

    Yes. HiBoop is HIPAA compliant and provides a business associate agreement to covered entities. South Dakota's confidentiality statute for mental health information also applies to your records and disclosures, so confirm specific situations with your counsel.

Official sources for South Dakota

  • Billing and payment routes

    1. 1.CMS MLN909432: Behavioral Health Integration Services · public program · codes 99484, 99492, 99493, 99494, G2214, G0323 (read in the document on 2026-11-01)
    2. 2.CMS Physician Fee Schedule look-up · fee schedule
    3. 3.SAMHSA: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) · public program

    Fee codes and amounts are set by each payer and change; check the linked schedule before you bill. HiBoop does not submit claims.

    Regulators and licensing

    1. 1.ASPPB: psychology licensing boards · psychologists
    2. 2.ASWB: social work regulatory boards · social workers
    3. 3.Counseling Compact · counsellors
    4. 4.Social Work Licensure Compact · social workers

    Data and statistics

    1. 1.SAMHSA: NSDUH state reports
    2. 2.HRSA: HPSA Find (mental health shortage areas)
    3. 3.NIMH: mental illness statistics

    Listed for reference so you can find the official source. HiBoop is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, any of these organizations.