<html> <head> <title>Rule 62:01:04:03 Disability determination -- Disability advisory committee -- Medical examination.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 62:01:04:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 62:01:04:03 Disability determination -- Disability advisory committee -- Medical examination."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>62:01:04:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Disability determination -- Disability advisory committee -- Medical examination.</b> Upon receipt of an application for a disability </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>benefit</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, with supporting medical evidence, the executive director shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for a disability </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>benefit</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>. The executive director may request the advice of the disability advisory committee with respect to any application. The recommendation of the disability advisory committee is not binding on the executive director. The disability advisory committee or the executive director may require an independent medical examination of an applicant to be conducted by a licensed, disinterested physician selected by the disability advisory committee or the executive director to evaluate the applicant's condition. The disability advisory committee or the executive director may require a functional capacity assessment of the applicant to be conducted by a licensed professional qualified to administer such assessments, and the assessment may be used to evaluate the applicant's qualification for benefits.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If the executive director determines that the member is not disabled, a notice of the executive director's determination and the reasons for it shall be sent</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> by</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> certified mai</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>l</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> to the applicant's last known address.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 2 SDR 17, effective September 9, 1975; 3 SDR 13, effective August 25, 1976; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;47:07:04:03, effective July 1, 1979; 6 SDR 87, effective March 2, 1980; 9 SDR 81, 9 SDR 124, effective July 1, 1983; 24 SDR 160, effective May 24, 1998</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; SL 2016, ch 31, &#167; 67, effective July 1, 2016</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-12">3-12</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>211</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=3-12">3-12</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>801</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, 3-12</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>C</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-8</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>