South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:46 - Eligibility for medical services
Chapter 67:46:01 - General provisions
Section 67:46:01:28 - Residence determination when individual leaves the state

(1) An individual who leaves the state by choice without a declared intent to return is not considered a resident of this state for the purpose of determining eligibility for long-term care assistance;

(2) Assistance from South Dakota shall be terminated when a recipient meets the residence requirements for long-term care assistance in another state;

(3) When an individual lives in another state and declares an intention to make that state the individual's home, the department shall request the individual to contact the other state agency and apply for long-term care assistance. When the individual declares an intention to make another state the individual's home, long-term care assistance from South Dakota shall be discontinued; and

(4) An individual who receives any form of long-term care assistance from another state is not entitled to long-term care assistance from South Dakota in any month such assistance is received from the other state whether or not the individual is physically present in South Dakota.