South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:46 - Eligibility for medical services
Chapter 67:46:05 - Long-term care resource requirements
Section 67:46:05:38 - Stocks, notes, loans, and mortgages

The department shall include as a resource and subject to the limits of § 67:46:05:30, stocks, mutual fund shares, promissory notes, mortgages, loans, or municipal, corporate, or government bonds owned by the applicant or recipient which can be sold or discounted. The amount included as a resource is the amount for which they can be sold or discounted and must be the highest estimated money price which the stocks, notes, mortgages, or bonds will bring if offered for sale in the open market.

After March 31, 2006, funds used to purchase a promissory note, make a loan, or carry a mortgage on property sold by the applicant or recipient is considered to be a transfer of an asset for less than fair market value unless the promissory note, loan, or mortgage meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 1396 p(c)(1)(I), as amended to August 1, 2006. If the department determines that the promissory note, loan, or mortgage was transferred for less than fair market value, the value of the note, loan, or mortgage is the outstanding balance due as of the date of the individual's application for long-term care assistance.

Nothing in this rule prevents the department from considering promissory notes, loans, and mortgages made or purchased before April 1, 2006, as a transfer of an asset for less than fair market value according to § 67:46:05:06.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.