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Chapter 28-13

S.D. Codified Laws ch. 28-13

County Poor Relief

28-13-1County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility.28-13-1.1"Indigent or poor person" defined--Eligibility standards.28-13-1.2Considerations in establishing eligibility standards.28-13-1.3Medically indigent person defined.28-13-1.4Appeal regarding medical indigence.28-13-2Residency acquired for poor relief purposes.28-13-3Residency required for assistance--Establishment.28-13-4RepealedRepealed 28-13-5Children's residency.28-13-628-13-6, 28-13-7. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 173, § 35 28-13-8Residency continued until lost by new residency.28-13-928-13-9 to 28-13-11. Repealed by SL 1972, ch 158, § 1 28-13-12Residency not established by state acceptance of application.28-13-13RepealedRepealed 28-13-14Residency not established by residence in health care facility.28-13-15RepealedRepealed 28-13-16County commissioners to have responsibility for care and relief of poor persons.28-13-16.1Waiting period imposed at board's discretion while residency investigated.28-13-16.2Intentional fraud or deceit to receive assistance.28-13-17Proceedings by and against commissioners in name of county.28-13-18Record of poor relief payments available in investigation of residency.28-13-19Establishment of special emergency county welfare account--Purpose--Deposit and withdrawal of fund--Source of fund.28-13-20Services required of applicant--Contract for repayment of assistance.28-13-20.1Regular county employees not replaced by poor relief applicants--Maximum hours of work.28-13-20.2Refusal to work without just cause--Eligibility for assistance terminated.28-13-21County funds expended on federal work relief projects--Agreements with federal agencies--Construction of public buildings not authorized.28-13-22Employment of welfare workers to distribute funds and supplies to poor.28-13-23Annual allowances to competent poor persons.28-13-24RepealedRepealed 28-13-25RepealedRepealed 28-13-26Employment of physician to attend poor persons in county--Annual salary--Monthly report by physician.28-13-27Hospitalization of poor persons--Definition of terms.28-13-27.1Medically necessary hospital services.28-13-27.2Cost guidelines for medical and remedial services.28-13-28Statement of costs required of hospital caring for indigent persons--Frequency of statements.28-13-29Cost governed by statement or amendment--Claim against county not to exceed usual hospital rates.28-13-30Approval of statement by secretary--Modification of items in statement.28-13-31Continuation of statement in effect until withdrawn or amended--Effective date of amendments--Statements available for inspection.28-13-32County commissioners' objections to statements.28-13-32.128-13-32.1, 28-13-32.2. Repealed by SL 1988, ch 226, §§ 5, 6 28-13-32.3Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the event of hospitalization--Application required--Time--Limitation.28-13-32.4Submission of application by hospital within one year of discharge--Contents--Additional information not to be required.28-13-32.5Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline.28-13-32.6Housing indexes by county.28-13-32.7Determining household income--Sources.28-13-32.8Household resources.28-13-32.9Determination of person's ability to pay--Factors.28-13-32.10Indigency by design.28-13-32.11Determination of household's ability to purchase health insurance.28-13-33County liability for emergency and nonemergency hospitalization of indigent persons--Remedies for recovery of expense by county.28-13-33.1Experimental procedures and treatment for medically indigent patient.28-13-33.2Billing for care of medically indigent patients.28-13-34RepealedRepealed 28-13-34.1Notice to county where hospitalization is furnished to indigent person--Time for notice of emergency and nonemergency admissions--Contents of notice.28-13-34.2Release of information.28-13-35Substitute arrangements for hospitalized indigent patient--County not liable to hospital after failure to cooperate.28-13-36Contractual arrangements between county and hospital not impaired.28-13-37County duty to relieve nonresidents in distress.28-13-37.1Medical review by county or Department of Social Services.28-13-38Temporary relief to nonresident--Reimbursement by home county.28-13-38.1When hospitals outside state are eligible for reimbursement by county.28-13-39RepealedRepealed 28-13-40Appeal to circuit court from county commissioners--Direction for assistance.28-13-41RepealedRepealed 28-13-42Names of recipients not released for publication.28-13-43Assignment or transfer of property to qualify for assistance as misdemeanor.28-13-44Bankruptcy not admissible in making determination of indigency.