<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 28-6-24 - Medical assistance lien against real property. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2051638Normal { 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.s2051638SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051638CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2051638Normal-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.s2051638DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051638000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051638SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2051638SCL-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="s2051638Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-6-24"><span class="s2051638SENU">28-6-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051638SENU">. </span><span class="s2051638CL">Medical assistance lien against real property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051638Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051638DefaultParagraphFont">Any payment of medical assistance by or through the Department of Social Services to an individual who is an inpatient in a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, or other medical institution is a debt and creates a medical assistance lien against any real property in which the individual has any ownership interest. The secretary of social services shall adopt reasonable and necessary rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2051638DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051638DefaultParagraphFont">, to define such individuals, establish the amount of the lien, establish limitations on the lien as required by federal law or regulations, and provide any other rules as may be required to obtain federal financial participation in the medical assistance program. The lien so created shall be perfected against real estate as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=28-6-25"><span class="s2051638DefaultParagraphFont">28-6-25</span></a><span class="s2051638DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051638Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051638000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2051638Normal"><span class="s2051638SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2051638SCL-000002"> SL 1994, ch 229, § 2; SL 2013, ch 125, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html>