2011 South Dakota Code
Title 1 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
Chapter 16A. Health and Educational Facilities Authority
§1-16A-73.21 "Eligible community" defined for purposes of dentist tuition reimbursement--Community assessment--Department to maintain list.
1-16A-73.21. "Eligible community" defined for purposes of dentist tuition reimbursement--Community assessment--Department to maintain list. For the purposes of §§ 1-16A-73.20 to 1-16A-73.27, inclusive, an eligible community is any community in this state that:
(1) Has a population of ten thousand persons or less;
(2) Agrees to provide its portion of the tuition reimbursement payments payable to a dentist who practices in the community as required by §§ 1-16A-73.20 to 1-16A-73.27, inclusive; and
(3) Is determined to be eligible by the Department of Health.
Before making the determination under subdivision (3) of this section, the Department of Health shall conduct a community assessment designed to evaluate the community's need for a dentist and its ability to sustain and support a dentist. The department shall maintain a list of communities that have been assessed and that are eligible for participation in the tuition reimbursement program established by §§ 1-16A-73.20 to 1-16A-73.27, inclusive. The department may revise any community assessment or conduct a new assessment as necessary to reflect any change in conditions within a community.
Source: SL 2003, ch 12, § 3.
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