<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.s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0 { 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.s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000003 { 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="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:44"><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000000">67:12:01:44</span></a><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000001">.  Psychiatric reports and records from mental hospital may be sufficient.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">The department may determine whether an individual is disabled upon review of p</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">sychiatric reports and records from a mental hospital. However, if the patient also has a physical disability, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">the department must obtain </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">a medical report. If a disability is based on intellectual disability, a medical report </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">and</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> evidence of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">an </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">intellectual disability </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">are necessary for the department to determine</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> initial eligibility. Specific information on mental ability </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> be obtained in all cases </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">where</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> the question of mental inadequacy may have a bearing on the eligibility determination. Likewise, copies of records from a mental hospital or reports from mental health clinics </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">are</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> important sources of information, and </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> be obtained </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">unless the applicant is so severely physically disabled that eligibility is apparent</span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">    </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 40 SDR 122, effective January 8, 2014</span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">    </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">    </span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000003">6</span><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0-000003">-1</span></a><span class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s15bc7406-59e0-4be5-babf-4bbbe1f36f11000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>