<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } table.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000004 { border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 45.9pt; margin-bottom: .001pt; } td.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005 { vertical-align: top; width: 252pt; border-top: none; border-right: none; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; } h1.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP1 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: center; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } td.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006 { vertical-align: top; width: 166.5pt; border-top: none; border-right: none; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; } h2.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP2 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } p.s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: center; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:04:12"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000000">24:14:04:12</span></a><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001">.  Payment for provision of early intervention services.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0"> The </span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">department</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0"> shall pay providers for authorized services according to the established Medicaid rates, as referenced in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:16:02:01.01"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">67:16:02:01.01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">. Eligible early intervention services are reimbursed at the Medicaid rate. </span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">E</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">arly intervention services that are not eligible Medicaid services, are as provided in this section. Except as identified under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:04:10"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">24:14:04:10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">, funds under this article must be used to provide payment for the provision of early intervention services that meet the requirements under §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:08:01"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">24:14:08:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:14:08:20"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">24:14:08:20</span></a><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">, inclusive. Rates identified are for a 15-minute unit of service. Fractions of a unit are rounded up to the next unit. A provider may bill for services only if the recipient was present.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><div align="left"><table dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000004"><tr><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005"><h1 dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP1"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001">Service</span></h1></td><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006"><h1 dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP1"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001">Rate</span></h1></td></tr><tr><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p></td><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005"><h2 dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP2"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">Assistive technology service and device</span></h2></td><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">Usual and customary charge</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">Family training, counseling, and home visits</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">, </span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">unless medical in nature and provided by a qualified mental health professional. In those cases the Medicaid rate applies.</span></p></td><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">Calculated at 80% of </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">commonly billed speech rate</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">Special instruction</span></p></td><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">Calculated at 80% of</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">commonly billed speech rate</span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000005"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p></td><td class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000006"><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">    </span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0"> 26 SDR 153, effective May 22, 2000; 28 SDR 105, effective January 31, 2002; 35 SDR 82, effective October 22, 2008</span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">; 49 SDR 7, effective July 31, 2022</span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">    </span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">13-37-1.1</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">    </span><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-1-23"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">13-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-14-1"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">13-14-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-37-1.1"><span class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cC0-000002">13-37-1.1</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6ffd1f98-0f89-4aa2-89f7-967afd23319c000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>