<html> <head> <title>Rule 46:30:11:04 Financial contribution.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 46:30:11:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 46:30:11:04 Financial contribution."> <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:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>46:30:11:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial contribution.</b> The department's financial contribution is based on an applicant's household income and is paid directly to the provider according to a fee schedule established by the department.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The hearing aid assistance program is the payer of last resort. An applicant must exhaust any private health insurance as well as all other third party resources prior to being eligible for the hearing aid program.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 41 SDR 53, effective October 8, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-9-44">28-9-44</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-56.1">49-31-56.1.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-9-44">28-9-44</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-47">49-31-47.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>