<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:48:02:03 Lien filed for medical assistance.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:48:02:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:48:02:03 Lien filed for medical assistance."> <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>67:48:02:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Lien filed for medical assistance.</b> A lien created under the provisions of SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-24">28-6-24</A> may be filed against an individual's home and other real property in which the individual has a legal interest.</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; Real property includes home property, real property held in trust, and other real property.</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; Home property is the shelter which the individual owns and which is used by the individual as the individual's principal place of residence. Home property includes the buildings and contiguous property.</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; Real property held in trust is that property to which the federal government has the legal title but which is being held for the benefit of citizens.</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; Other real property is any real property other than that having the characteristics of home property or real property held in trust. Other real property includes property owned by the individual but separated from the individual's home property by property belonging to another.</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; The amount of the lien is the amount of the medical assistance provided by the department on behalf of the individual after June 30, 1994. The lien is limited to the cost of those services specified in SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-23">28-6-23.</A></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> 21 SDR 119, effective January 4, 1995.</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=28-6-23">28-6-23</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-24">28-6-24.</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=28-6-23">28-6-23</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-24">28-6-24.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>