South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:46 - Eligibility for medical services
Chapter 67:46:01 - General provisions
Section 67:46:01:03 - Eligibility starting date
Unless otherwise specified, eligibility for medical assistance begins with the first day of the month the department receives the application if the applicant meets all the requirements for assistance. Unless otherwise specified, medical assistance may also begin as early as the first day of the third month immediately before the month the department received the application if the individual received Medicaid services during this period and would have been eligible to receive medical assistance if the individual had applied at the time the services were received.
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1(6).
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(6).
Long-term care residency requirement and beginning of eligibility, § 67:46:03:03.