<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.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0 { 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.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000004 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000005 { 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="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:17:02:03"><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000000">67:17:02:03</span></a><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000001">.  Hearing requests.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> To appeal a </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">Department of Social Services</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> action or inaction </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">regarding</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> the </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">supplemental nutrition assistance program or medical assistance</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> program, </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> individual</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">or the individual's representative, shall submit a written or oral request for an appeal to the department's Office of Administrative Hearings</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    For all other department programs, to appeal a department action or inaction</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> individual</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> or </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">the individual's representative, shall submit a written and signed request for a hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings. A person assisting an individual may request a hearing on the individual's behalf</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">An individual making a request for a hearing shall indicate what department action or inaction is being appealed. If the issue being appealed is unclear, any party involved in the action may request the Office of Administrative Hearings to clarify the issue</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">A corporation that requests or is a party to a hearing must be represented throughout the hearing process by an attorney</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 67:12:03:03, 2 SDR 71, effective April 29, 1976; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 35 SDR 166, effective December 24, 2008</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">; 52 SDR 33, effective September 29, 2025</span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-1-24.1"><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000003">28-1-24.1</span></a><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-1-24.1"><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000003">28-1-24.1</span></a><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0">    </span><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000004">Cross-Reference</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000005">: Definition of medical assistance program, subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:46:01:01"><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000003">67:46:01:01</span></a><span class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aC0-000005">(5).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3b97c6ac-cd53-418f-8c23-f5f1d2ebef7a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>