<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.sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0 { 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.sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bb000003 { 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="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:09.01"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000000">67:12:05:09.01</span></a><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000001">.  Prepaid burial contracts.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">T</span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">he equity value</span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">, up to one thousand five hundred dollars,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> of a prepaid burial contract designated for use by a member of the assistance unit </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> excluded as a resource</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> when applying the resource limit in </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">§</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:05"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">67:12:05:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">. The burial contract must meet the criteria of SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-1"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">55-11-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-2"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">55-11-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">, and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=55-11-3"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">55-11-3</span></a><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bb000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">    </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> 12 SDR 112, effective January 16, 1986</span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">    </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">28-</span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">    </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">28-</span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bb000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0">    </span><span class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbC0"> Exclusion of bona fide funeral agreements, 45 C.F.R. § 233.20(a)(3)(i)(B)(4).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bbP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc694e72e-71b1-492f-be15-86bdb17a03bb000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>