28-6A-8. Financial assistance to chronic renal failure patients--Services and supplies--Limitations.
The secretary of social services shall extend financial assistance to persons suffering from chronic renal failure requiring dialysis or a transplant to help them obtain the medical, nursing, pharmaceutical, and technical services and supplies necessary for dialysis or transplants, including the renting or purchase of home dialysis equipment. Assistance may not exceed five thousand dollars annually for each eligible patient. Assistance for chronic renal failure may not exceed the amount that would be allowed for similar care and treatment under the medical assistance program authorized by chapter 28-6. A patient is not eligible for assistance under this chapter until the patient has exhausted all other sources of assistance, including veteran's administration benefits, medical or hospital insurance, third-party liability, assistance under Titles XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act, or other public or private benefits or assistance. Eligibility for assistance under chapter 28-13 is not considered as a source of assistance for purposes of this section.
Source: SL 1976, ch 219, §4 (3); SL 1981, ch 214, §2; SL 1995, ch 165.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 28 - Public Welfare and Assistance
Chapter 06A - Assistance In Treatment Of Kidney Disease
Section 28-6A-2 - Dialysis and transplant program to be established--Assistance rendered.
Section 28-6A-4 - Development of prevention programs.
Section 28-6A-5 - Educational program for health care agencies--Content.
Section 28-6A-10 - Contracts authorized for assistance from other agencies.
Section 28-6A-11 - Matching funds agreements with other agencies.
Section 28-6A-12 - Rules for administration and enforcement.
Section 28-6A-13 - Schedule for copayment of service fees--Payments by applicant and department.