<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.s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0 { 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.s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5d000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000003 { 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="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:70"><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000000">67:12:01:70</span></a><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000001">.  Cooperation of applicant or recipient.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> </span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">If an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> applicant or recipient </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">fails </span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">to provide the department with the necessary verifications to establish initial or continuing eligibility</span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">the department must reject </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">the initial application or </span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">terminate</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> the present benefits.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5d000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">    </span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> 3 SDR 52, effective January 27, 1977; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">    </span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">    </span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5dP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9d46b581-f38e-477f-8ab8-1d0f0fb09b5d000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>