<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:10:20:11 Residential medical emergency.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:20:11"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:20:11 Residential medical emergency."> <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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:10:20:11.&nbsp;&nbsp;Residential medical emergency.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of §§&nbsp;20:10:20:03 and 20:10:20:04, a utility shall postpone the disconnection of utility service to a residential customer for 30 days from the date of a physician's certificate or a notice from a public health or social services official which states that disconnection of service will aggravate an existing medical emergency of the customer, a member of the customer's family, or other permanent resident of the premises where service is provided. Such extensions are limited to a single 30-day period.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 3 SDR 2, effective July 19, 1976; 12 SDR 86, effective November 24, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 40, effective October 14, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-4">49-34A-4.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-3">49-34A-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-4">49-34A-4</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-34A-27">49-34A-27.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>