<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.s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0 { 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.s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; 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="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=46:30:12:03"><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000000">46:30:12:03</span></a><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000001">.  Eligibility criteria.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0"> To be eligible for services through the communication assistance service program, the applicant must:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    (1)  Be a resident of South Dakota;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    (2)  Be deaf</span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0"> hard of hearing</span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">, or speech impaired</span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    (3)  Have barriers that inhibit community and employment inclusion; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    (4)  Have a demonstrated need for communication assistance services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    </span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0"> 41 SDR 53, effective October 8, 2014</span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">; 49 SDR 48, effective November 22, 2022</span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    </span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-9-44"><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000003">28-9-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-56.1"><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000003">49-31-56.1</span></a><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">    </span><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-9-44"><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000003">28-9-44</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-47"><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0-000003">49-31-47</span></a><span class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s02c60ed7-6a8e-40c4-9c22-970c548827c6000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>