<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 28-13-32.3 - Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the event of hospitalization--Application required--Time--Limitation. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051846Normal { 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.s2051846SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051846CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051846Normal-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.s2051846DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051846000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051846SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051846SCL-000002 { 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="s2051846Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-32.3"><span class="s2051846SENU">28-13-32.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051846SENU">. </span><span class="s2051846CL">Medical indigency required for poor relief assistance in the event of hospitalization--Application required--Time--Limitation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051846Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051846DefaultParagraphFont">To receive assistance under this chapter for the costs of hospitalization, a person must be medically indigent as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-13-1.3"><span class="s2051846DefaultParagraphFont">28-13-1.3</span></a><span class="s2051846DefaultParagraphFont">. The person or someone acting on behalf of the person shall apply to the person's county of residence for assistance within two years of the date of the hospital's discharge of the person.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051846Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051846000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051846Normal"><span class="s2051846SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051846SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 226, § 3; SL 1997, ch 170, § 9; SL 2002, ch 137, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>