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§ 28-13-32.5 Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline.

SD Codified L § 28-13-32.5 (2019) (N/A)
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28-13-32.5. Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline. For purposes of determining medical indigence, the county shall establish an annual income guideline for the person which is derived as follows:

(1) Using the housing index established in § 28-13-32.6, determine the housing index for the person's county of residence. Multiply the county index by three hundred six dollars, the median gross rent of residences in South Dakota in 1996;

(2) Using the federal poverty guidelines adopted in rules promulgated by the Department of Social Services pursuant to chapter 1-26, determine the federal poverty level for the household size and multiply that figure by one hundred seventy-five percent; and

(3) Add the results of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section and multiply by twelve.Source: SL 1997, ch 170, § 12; SL 1998, ch 165, § 1.

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