<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.s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0 { 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.s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:05"><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000000">67:12:01:05</span></a><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000001">.  Method of determining initial and continuing eligibility.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> Initial and continuing eligibility for assistance payments </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> based on factual statements submitted by the assistance unit. Verification through personal contacts or home visits is required for living arrangements, family composition, school enrollment, resources, and all income. Initial or continued eligibility may also depend on a professional or administrative determination of incapacity and whether training, employment, or cooperation with </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">the Office of Child Support Enforcement</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> was refused for good cause. The department shall also maintain a quality control </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">system to</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> sample </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">completed</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> initial and continuing eligibility </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">determinations to verify</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> client information, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">review </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">agency actions, and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">ensure </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">conformity with the state plan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 53, effective January 22, 1975; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 12 SDR 204, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    </span><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    Determination of incapacity by disability</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">incapacity consultation team, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:40"><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003">67:12:01:40</span></a><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">    Applicant or recipient to establish good cause, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:66.02"><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0-000003">67:12:01:66.02</span></a><span class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9e7633a2-fd38-4404-94d3-a17fc747ceb9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>