28-14-2. Relief of nonresident--Reimbursement by county of residence.

If a county furnishes relief under the provisions of chapter 28-13 to any person who is a nonresident of the county and the county is unable to collect the amount of relief furnished from the person receiving the relief, the county which furnishes the relief shall have a claim for reimbursement against the county of which the person is a resident as determined by chapter 28-13 for the value of the provided assistance. The county which furnishes relief shall give notice to the county auditor of the resident county of the claim for reimbursement. The resident county shall make the reimbursement out of the poor relief funds for that county.

Source: SDC 1939, § 50.0107 as added by SL 1941, ch 211, § 5; SL 1976, ch 173, § 22; SL 1984, ch 205, § 1.

28-14-2.1. Relief to resident of less than sixty days--Reimbursement by prior county of residence.

If a county furnishes relief under the provisions of chapter 28-13 to any person who has been a resident of the county as determined by chapter 28-13 for less than sixty days prior to the making of an application for nonemergency hospitalization assistance as provided by § 28-13-34.1 or his being hospitalized in an emergency situation, and the county is unable to collect the amount of the relief furnished from the person receiving the relief, the county which furnishes the relief shall have a claim for reimbursement against the county of which the person was a resident sixty days prior to application for hospitalization assistance or the emergency hospitalization. The county which furnishes the relief shall give notice of the claim for reimbursement to the county auditor of the county of which the person was last a resident. The county of which the person was last a resident shall make the reimbursement out of the poor relief funds for that county.

Source: SL 1984, ch 205, § 2; SL 1989, ch 30, § 55.

28-14-2.2. Relief to person becoming resident for medical services--Reimbursement by prior county of residence.

If a county furnishes relief under the provisions of chapter 28-13 to any person with a preexisting medical condition who becomes a resident of the county as determined by chapter 28-13 solely to utilize the medical facilities of the county and the county is unable to collect the amount of the relief furnished from the person receiving the relief, the county which furnishes the relief shall have a claim for reimbursement against the county of which the person was last a resident. The county which furnishes the relief shall give notice of the claim for reimbursement to the county auditor of the county of which the person was last a resident. The county of which the person was last a resident shall make the reimbursement out of the poor relief funds for that county.

Source: SL 1984, ch 205, § 3.