<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:16:31:05 Individuals eligible for Medicare must apply to Medicare.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:16:31:05"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:16:31:05 Individuals eligible for Medicare must apply to Medicare."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:16:31:05.&nbsp;&nbsp;Individuals eligible for Medicare must apply to Medicare.</b> Individuals eligible for Medicare must apply to Medicare for coverage of any proposed transplant.&nbsp; A decision by Medicare that a transplant would not be covered by the Medicare program because the individual fails to meet the Medicare patient selection criteria is binding on the medical assistance program.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 15 SDR 204, effective July 6, 1989; 26 SDR 168, effective July 1, 2000.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>