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2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 28 - PUBLIC WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE
Chapter 13 - County Poor Relief
- § 28-13-1 County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility.
- § 28-13-1.1 "Indigent or poor person" defined--Eligibility standards.
- § 28-13-1.2 Considerations in establishing eligibility standards.
- § 28-13-1.3 Medically indigent person defined.
- § 28-13-1.4 Appeal regarding medical indigence.
- § 28-13-2 Residency acquired for poor relief purposes.
- § 28-13-3 Residency required for assistance--Establishment.
- § 28-13-4 Repealed.
- § 28-13-5 Children's residency.
- § 28-13-6 , 28-13-7. Repealed.
- § 28-13-8 Residency continued until lost by new residency.
- § 28-13-9 to 28-13-11. Repealed.
- § 28-13-12 Residency not established by state acceptance of application.
- § 28-13-13 Repealed.
- § 28-13-14 Residency not established by residence in health care facility.
- § 28-13-15 Repealed.
- § 28-13-16 County commissioners to have responsibility for care and relief of poorpersons.
- § 28-13-16.1 Waiting period imposed at board's discretion while residency investigated.
- § 28-13-16.2 Intentional fraud or deceit to receive assistance.
- § 28-13-17 Proceedings by and against commissioners in name of county.
- § 28-13-18 Record of poor relief payments available in investigation of residency.
- § 28-13-19 Establishment of special emergency county welfare account--Purpose--Deposit and withdrawal of fund--Source of fund.
- § 28-13-20 Services required of applicant--Contract for repayment of assistance.
- § 28-13-20.1 Regular county employees not replaced by poor relief applicants--Maximum hours of work.
- § 28-13-20.2 Refusal to work without just cause--Eligibility for assistance terminated.
- § 28-13-21 County funds expended on federal work relief projects--Agreements withfederal agencies--Construction of public buildings not authorized.
- § 28-13-22 Employment of welfare workers to distribute funds and supplies to poor.
- § 28-13-23 Annual allowances to competent poor persons.
- § 28-13-24 Repealed.
- § 28-13-25 Repealed.
- § 28-13-26 Employment of physician to attend poor persons in county--Annual salary--Monthly report by physician.
- § 28-13-27 Hospitalization of poor persons--Definition of terms.
- § 28-13-27.1 Medically necessary hospital services.
- § 28-13-27.2 Cost guidelines for medical and remedial services.
- § 28-13-28 Statement of costs required of hospital caring for indigent persons--Frequency of statements.
- § 28-13-29 Cost governed by statement or amendment--Claim against county not toexceed usual hospital rates.
- § 28-13-30 Approval of statement by secretary--Modification of items in statement.
- § 28-13-31 Continuation of statement in effect until withdrawn or amended--Effectivedate of amendments--Statements available for inspection.
- § 28-13-32 County commissioners' objections to statements.
- § 28-13-32.1 , 28-13-32.2. Repealed.
- § 28-13-32.3 Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the event ofhospitalization--Application required--Time--Limitation.
- § 28-13-32.4 Submission of application by hospital within one year of discharge--Contents--Additional information not to be required.
- § 28-13-32.5 Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline.
- § 28-13-32.6 Housing indexes by county.
- § 28-13-32.7 Determining household income--Sources.
- § 28-13-32.8 Household resources.
- § 28-13-32.9 Determination of person's ability to pay--Factors.
- § 28-13-32.10 Indigency by design.
- § 28-13-32.11 Determination of household's ability to purchase health insurance.
- § 28-13-33 County liability for emergency and nonemergency hospitalization ofindigent persons--Remedies for recovery of expense by county.
- § 28-13-33.1 Experimental procedures and treatment for medically indigent patient.
- § 28-13-33.2 Billing for care of medically indigent patients.
- § 28-13-34 Repealed.
- § 28-13-34.1 Notice to county where hospitalization is furnished to indigent person--Time for notice of emergency and nonemergency admissions--Contents ofnotice.
- § 28-13-34.2 Release of information.
- § 28-13-35 Substitute arrangements for hospitalized indigent patient--County not liableto hospital after failure to cooperate.
- § 28-13-36 Contractual arrangements between county and hospital not impaired.
- § 28-13-37 County duty to relieve nonresidents in distress.
- § 28-13-37.1 Medical review by county or Department of Social Services.
- § 28-13-38 Temporary relief to nonresident--Reimbursement by home county.
- § 28-13-38.1 When hospitals outside state are eligible for reimbursement by county.
- § 28-13-39 Repealed.
- § 28-13-40 Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners--Direction forassistance.
- § 28-13-41 Repealed.
- § 28-13-42 Names of recipients not released for publication.
- § 28-13-43 Assignment or transfer of property to qualify for assistance asmisdemeanor.
- § 28-13-44 Bankruptcy not admissible in making determination of indigency.
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