Title 28 — PUBLIC WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE

There is established a catastrophic county poor relief fund administered by the South Dakota Association of County Commissioners and the board of catastrophic county poor relief. Expenditures from the fund, including the cost to administer the program, shall be approved by the bo…

If it appears to the board that the catastrophic county poor relief fund reserve is in danger of being completely depleted, the board may determine a supplemental assessment is required and if so shall certify to each participating county its share as calculated by the factors in…

The board may accept any gifts, contributions, or funds obtained from any other source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The administration and expenditure of these funds shall be in accordance with this chapter. Source: SL 1985, ch 229 ; SL 2009, ch…

Children born during a multiple birth who incur medical expenses as a result of that birth shall be considered as a single individual in applying the provisions of §§ 28-13A-6 and

The catastrophic county poor relief board may not approve a disbursement for care related to an organ transplant unless the county making application establishes the following: (1) That the same care is available to nonindigent residents of the county. This may be established by …

The catastrophic county poor relief board shall issue the final decision on any claim contested under this chapter. A county may appeal the decision to the circuit court within thirty days after the date the county receives a written copy of the final decision. Source: SL 1996, c…

There is established a catastrophic county poor relief board to consist of five county commissioners from participating counties appointed by the executive board of the association of county commissioners established pursuant to §

28-13A-5 Discontinuance--Disposition of fund--Final assessment. 28-13A-6 Reimbursement from fund--Eligibility--Application. 28-13A-7 Amount of reimbursement. 28-13A-8 Annual report of disbursements--Assessment and payment of shares by counties. 28-13A-9 Computation of counties' s…

If fifty or more counties elect to participate in the catastrophic county poor relief fund prior to November 1, 1984, the board established in § 28-13A-2 shall establish administrative rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 regarding the procedure and requirements for allowing additional…

If fewer than thirty - five counties elect to remain in the catastrophic county poor relief fund at the end of any calendar year, the fund must be discontinued and the reserve reverted to the counties participating in the fund at the time the fund is discontinued in proportion to…

Any participating county which has incurred hospital and other medical claims in excess of twenty thousand dollars for any individual eligible for county poor relief in a twelve-month period may apply to the board for funds from the catastrophic county poor relief fund. The appli…

The catastrophic county poor relief board shall determine if the application is in order and the claim is justified and may approve disbursements to the county for ninety percent of any hospital and other medical claim payments the county has made for the individual in excess of …

Prior to January thirty-first, the board shall calculate the actual disbursements from the catastrophic poor relief fund in the previous calendar year and shall compute each participating county's share utilizing the formula established in this chapter. The board shall certify ea…

Each participating county's share of the catastrophic county poor relief fund shall be computed utilizing the following factors: (1) The percent of the total population, minus individuals eligible for medicaid, of the participating counties in the state which reside in the county…

Per diem costs for the board shall be established by the executive board of the association and shall be paid from funds collected by the association. Source: SL 1984, ch 204 , § 2. 28-13A-3. Executed