<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.s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0 { 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.s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003 { 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="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:02:03"><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000000">67:12:02:03</span></a><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000001">.  Adequate notice to recipients without timely notice.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">T</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">he department may dispense with timely notice and send an adequate notice as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:02:02"><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000002">67:12:02:02</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> no later than the date when the recipient would normally receive an assistance payments check or, in the case of a </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">m</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">edicaid recipient, the date the intended </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">action</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> would be effective</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">, if</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (1)  The department has factual information confirming the death of </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> recipient or of the </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">aid to families with dependent children (</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">AFDC</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> payee when there is no relative available to serve as new payee;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (2)  The department receives a clear</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> written statement signed by </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> recipient that</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">        (a)  T</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">he recipient no longer wishes assistance</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">        (b)  Provides</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> information </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> requires termination or reduction of assistance</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> and </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">indicates </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">the recipient has </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">knowledge of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> the consequence of supplying </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> information;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (3)  The recipient has been admitted or committed to an institution and further payments to </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">the recipient</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> do not qualify for federal financial participation under the state plan;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (4)  The recipient has been placed in skilled nursing care, intermediate care, or long-term hospitalization;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (5)  The claimant's whereabouts are unknown and mail from the department to the claimant has been returned by the post office indicating no known forwarding address. The department </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> mail the claimant's check to the claimant if the whereabouts of the claimant become known during the payment period covered by a returned check;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (6)  A recipient has been accepted for assistance in another state and that fact </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> established by the </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">d</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">epartment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (7)  An AFDC child is removed from the home as a result of a judicial determination or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">is </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">voluntarily placed in an alternative care setting by the child's legal guardian; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    (8)  The department takes action because of information the recipient furnished in a monthly report or because the recipient failed to submit a complete or timely monthly report as required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:34"><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000002">67:12:06:34</span></a><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 53, effective January 22, 1975; 2 SDR 88, effective July 1, 1976; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 8 SDR 174, effective June 28, 1982</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000002">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000002">28-6-1</span></a><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">    </span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> Alternative care, ch</span><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">apter</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:14:31"><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0-000002">67:14:31</span></a><span class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s815f6020-ac29-4a42-9de1-65390f5f8347000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>