<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:18:01:01 Definitions.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:18:01:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:18:01:01 Definitions."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:18:01:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitions.</b> Terms used in this article mean:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Act&quot; Title IV-D of the Social Security Act;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Aid,&quot; or &quot;assistance,&quot; the grant amount paid to a family under the TANF program, the foster care maintenance payment paid under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, or the temporary assistance to needy families program;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Amount collected,&quot; the amount collected by DCS and retained as reimbursement of federal and state aid expenditures in the month in which the collection was made or for a previous month in which aid was paid or the amount collected and paid to a nonrecipient or a former recipient;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Applicant&quot; and &quot;recipient,&quot; a caretaker, the children, and any other individual whose financial needs are considered by the department in determining the amount of aid under SDCL chapter <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A">28-7A</A>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Assignment,&quot; the transferring to and vesting in the department, by virtue of SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-7">28-7A-7</A> or by written instrument, all rights of support from any person payable, whether accrued, pending, or continuing, to or on behalf of an applicant for or recipient of aid, or on behalf of another family member for whom the applicant or recipient is applying for or receiving aid;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Assistance unit,&quot; an individual or a group of related recipients within a household whose needs are recognized in one assistance grant and whose support rights have been assigned to the department under SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-7">28-7A-7</A>;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Department,&quot; the Department of Social Services of the state of South Dakota;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Family,&quot; the children of an obligee and an obligor and the obligee, legal guardian, or caretaker who has custody of or responsibility for the children for the purpose of distribution of support payments;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Federal parent locator service&quot; or &quot;FPLS,&quot; a service operated by the federal office of child support enforcement to locate noncustodial parents for purposes of support enforcement or to locate parents and children in parental kidnapping and child custody cases;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (10)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Incentive payment,&quot; a payment made to a political subdivision in connection with the enforcement and collection of support obligations;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Nonrecipient,&quot; a resident parent or legal guardian who has legal custody of a child or, in the absence of a custody order, a parent who has actual custody of a child not otherwise eligible for or receiving assistance from the department;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;DCS,&quot; the Division of Child Support;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (13)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Power of attorney,&quot; an instrument authorizing the department to act on behalf of a nonrecipient to enforce and collect a support obligation, whether accrued, pending, or continuing, from another person;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (14)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;State parent locator service&quot; or &quot;SPLS,&quot; the service established to identify and locate noncustodial parents;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (15)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;State plan,&quot; the state plan for child support enforcement submitted by the Department under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act; and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Support obligation,&quot; a financial obligation of a person for child or spousal support, whether accrued, pending, or continuing, which is vested in the department by a recipient through an assignment or SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-7">28-7A-7</A> or is granted to the department by a nonrecipient through a power of attorney.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 2 SDR 31, effective October 30, 1975; 4 SDR 84, effective June 11, 1978; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 8 SDR 177, effective July 8, 1982; 9 SDR 43, effective October 10, 1982; 13 SDR 34, effective September 29, 1986; 13 SDR 89, effective January 19, 1987; 15 SDR 197, effective June 25, 1989; 24 SDR 72, effective November 30, 1997; 41 SDR 108, effective January 6, 2015; 41 SDR 218, effective June 30, 2015.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-3">28-7A-3(9).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-1-65">28-1-65</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-1-66">28-1-66</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-3">28-7A-3(9).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>