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State of South Dakota  
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2019  

400B0301   HOUSE BILL   NO.  1262  

Introduced by:    The Committee on Appropriations at the request of the Office of the Governor
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to make an appropriation to reimburse certain health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for certain health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the general fund the sum of six hundred fifty-nine thousand eight hundred forty-nine dollars ($659,849), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Health for the purposes of reimbursing four family physicians, one dentist, and three physician assistants who have, in the determination of the department, met the requirements of § 34-12G-3 and the general fund sum of three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($320,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Health for the purposes of reimbursing eligible health care practitioners who have, in the determination of the department, met the requirements of § 34-12G-12.
    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. Whereas, this Act is necessary for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.