<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.s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0 { 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.s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:06"><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000000">67:12:01:06</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001">.  Determination of eligibility within </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001">forty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001"> days.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">The department shall make an eligibility determination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> as soon as possible on applications</span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">he period between the date of the signed application and the date that the assistance check or notification of denial of assistance is mailed to the applicant </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">may</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> not exceed </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">forty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> days, except in </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">circumstances described</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:08"><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000002">67:12:01:08</span></a><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">    </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">    </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000002">28-</span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">    </span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000002">28-</span><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9a7a9c31-5564-4a79-93ec-eeb21f1e6ff5000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>