<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.s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0 { 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.s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384a000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000003 { 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="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:55:02:11"><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000000">67:55:02:11</span></a><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000001">.  Notice of final decision.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> The department shall notify the claimant of the commission's final decision within </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">business</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> days following the date of the hearing. The notice </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> be in writing and </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">delivered via regular mail, hand delivery, electronic mail, or electronically through the department's database</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">. If the claim </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> approved, the notice </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> specify the amount of the claim and the amount payable for each eligible service provider</span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">, if known</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">. If the commission denies the claim, the </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">notice must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> specify the reason for the denial.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384a000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">    </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> 30 SDR 116, effective February 4, 2004; 36 SDR 51, effective October 12, 2009</span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8. 2026</span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">    </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-4"><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000003">23A-28B-4</span></a><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">    </span><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0"> </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-4"><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000003">23A-28B-4</span></a><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">(1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-28B-32"><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0-000003">23A-28B-32</span></a><span class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384aP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66241de3-c5e3-45a0-9dfc-4ad2fbcf384a000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>