An Act to make an appropriation for grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities for costs related to telemedicine.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 in federal fund expenditure authority, for the expenditure of state fiscal recovery fund American Rescue Plan Act moneys, to the Department of Health, for purposes of providing grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities, licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to purchase and install technology and infrastructure for telemedicine.

Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Health shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

Section 3. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.

Section 4. This Act is effective June 30, 2024.