The department shall reimburse a hospital, physician, health care provider, midwife, or nurse the sum of $20 for all costs associated with obtaining an affidavit of paternity and submitting the affidavit to the Department of Health.

To obtain reimbursement, the hospital, physician, health care provider, midwife, or nurse must complete a reimbursement request form which is available from the department and send the reimbursement request form together with the affidavit of paternity to the Department of Health.

Source: 20 SDR 218, effective July 1, 1994; 24 SDR 72, effective November 30, 1997.

General Authority: SDCL 25-8-53 , 28-7A-3(9).

Law Implemented: SDCL 25-8-53 , 28-1-65 , 28-1-66 , 28-7A-3(9).