<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051806Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051806SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051806CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051806Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051806DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051806000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051806SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051806SCL-000002 { 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="s2051806Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-1"><span class="s2051806SENU">28-13-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051806SENU">. </span><span class="s2051806CL">County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051806Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051806DefaultParagraphFont">Every county shall relieve and support all poor and indigent persons who have established residency therein, as that term is defined in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-2"><span class="s2051806DefaultParagraphFont">28-13-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051806DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-16.2"><span class="s2051806DefaultParagraphFont">28-13-16.2</span></a><span class="s2051806DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, and who have made application to the county, whenever they shall stand in need. Each board of county commissioners may raise money by taxation for the support and employment of the poor. If a person is receiving benefits from the Department of Social Services, the board of county commissioners may determine if he is eligible for county relief.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051806Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051806000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051806Normal"><span class="s2051806SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051806SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 50.0101; SL 1939, ch 200, § 1; SL 1941, ch 211, § 1; SL 1976, ch 173, § 1; SL 1980, ch 202, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051807Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051807SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051807CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051807Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051807DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051807DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051807000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051807SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051807SCL-000003 { 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="s2051807Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-1.1"><span class="s2051807SENU">28-13-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051807SENU">. </span><span class="s2051807CL">"Indigent or poor person" defined--Eligibility standards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051807Normal-000000"><span class="s2051807DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this chapter, an indigent or poor person is any person who does not have sufficient money, credit, or property to be self</span><span class="s2051807DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2051807DefaultParagraphFont">supporting; who has no one to look to who is legally required to provide support; or who is unable to be self</span><span class="s2051807DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2051807DefaultParagraphFont">supporting through work because of illness or injury. In applying this definition, each county shall establish reasonable eligibility standards for county poor relief.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051807Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051807000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051807Normal"><span class="s2051807SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051807SCL-000003"> SL 1984, ch 203, § 1; SL 1997, ch 170, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051808Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051808SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051808CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051808Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2051808DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051808000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051808SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051808SCL-000002 { 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="s2051808Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-1.2"><span class="s2051808SENU">28-13-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051808SENU">. </span><span class="s2051808CL">Considerations in establishing eligibility standards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051808Normal-000000"><span class="s2051808DefaultParagraphFont">A county in establishing eligibility standards for county poor relief shall take into consideration an applicant's total economic resources including current assets and income, sources of financial support to which the applicant is legally entitled and total economic needs. In a case involving support among family members the county shall take into consideration family size, total family economic resources, and total family economic needs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051808Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051808000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051808Normal"><span class="s2051808SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051808SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 203, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051809Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; 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} span.s2051809000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051809SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051809SCL-000004 { 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="s2051809Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-1.3"><span class="s2051809SENU">28-13-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051809SENU">. </span><span class="s2051809CL">Medically indigent person defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal-000000"><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">A medically indigent person is one who meets the following criteria:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal-000001"><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Requires medically necessary hospital services for which no public or private third</span><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">party coverage, such as insurance, veterans' assistance, medicaid, or medicare, is available which covers the actual cost of hospitalization;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal-000001"><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Has no ability or only limited ability, as determined under the provisions of this chapter, to pay a debt for hospitalization;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal-000001"><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Has not voluntarily reduced or eliminated ownership or control of an asset for the purpose of establishing eligibility;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal-000001"><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Is not indigent by design; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal-000001"><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Is not a veteran or a member of a Native American tribe who is eligible or would have been eligible for services through the veterans administration or the Indian Health Service if the services had been applied for within seventy</span><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2051809DefaultParagraphFont">two hours of the person's admission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051809000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051809Normal"><span class="s2051809SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051809SCL-000004"> SL 1997, ch 170, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 28-13-1 - County duty to relieve poor persons--Taxation--Determination of eligibility. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2051810000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051810SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051810SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-1.4"><span class="s2051810SENU">28-13-1.4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051810SENU">. </span><span class="s2051810CL">Appeal regarding medical indigence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-8-30"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">7-8-30</span></a><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">, in any appeal regarding medical indigence, the circuit court may affirm or remand for further proceedings, or the court may reverse or modify the decision if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the county's findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000001"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000001"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    In excess of the statutory authority of the county;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000001"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Made upon unlawful procedure;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000001"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Affected by other error of law;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000001"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Clearly erroneous in light of the entire evidence in the record; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal-000001"><span class="s2051810DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051810000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051810Normal"><span class="s2051810SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051810SCL-000003"> SL 1997, ch 170, § 29.</span></p></div></body></html>