South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:46 - Eligibility for medical services
Chapter 67:46:11 - Qualified Medicare beneficiaries (QMB)
Section 67:46:11:06 - Items not considered income when determining QI, QMB or SLMB eligibility

(1) Assistance based on need provided by a local government or nongovernmental agency, such as Catholic Charities, county assistance, or assistance from the Salvation Army;

(2) Replacement of resources in cash or in kind because of loss, damage, or theft of property;

(3) Home energy assistance;

(4) Home produce for personal use;

(5) Foster care payments made to a foster care provider;

(6) Grants or loans to undergraduate students for educational purposes which are insured by the United States secretary of education;

(7) Housing assistance from housing and urban development or farmer's home administration;

(8) Credit life or credit disability insurance payments on loans, installment purchases, and similar items in the event of death or disability;

(9) Money borrowed;

(10) Money received as repayment on the principal of a loan;

(11) Reimbursements for expenses of obtaining income such as per diem payments and mileage;

(12) United States department of agriculture food commodities, the value of coupon allotments from government agencies and, for an individual age 60 or over, the value of meals received at a center or the value of meals delivered to the individual's home;

(13) Any benefits received under the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965, except wages or salary;

(14) Payments to volunteers under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, such as from SCORE, VISTA, or the foster grandparent program; and

(15) Indian judgment funds distributed on a per capita basis.