28-7A-3. Promulgation of rules.
The department may promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter 1-26, regarding:
(1)Assistance eligibility qualifications except as otherwise provided in §28-7A-4.1, application procedure, and assistance level;
(2)Employability assessment, work activities, and supportive services;
(3)Conditions of continued eligibility, eligibility time limits, eligibility recertification periods, and exemptions;
(4)Program participation requirements, criteria for disqualification, and good cause exemptions;
(5)Disqualification for intentional program violation or failure to comply with program requirements;
(6)Benefit recovery and recoupment policies and procedures;
(7)Methods of distribution and payment of moneys appropriated by the Legislature or received from the federal government for the granting of temporary assistance for needy families;
(8)Development of applications, reports, and other forms;
(9)Enforcement of child support obligations including distribution of collections, cooperative agreements with courts and law enforcement officials, and such other rules as may be found necessary or desirable to qualify for federal financial participation;
(10)Collection, audit, and reporting of facts and statistics relating to the field of public assistance;
(11)Compliance with federal reporting and documentation requirements necessary to qualify for federal funds; and
(12)Any other standards of operation and administration within the mandate of this chapter, as necessary or desirable to qualify for federal financial participation.
Source: SL 1997, ch 166, §4; SL 2020, ch 116, § 1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 28 - Public Welfare and Assistance
Chapter 07A - Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
Section 28-7A-1 - No entitlement to assistance.
Section 28-7A-2 - Definition of terms.
Section 28-7A-3 - Promulgation of rules.
Section 28-7A-4 - Determining eligibility requirements.
Section 28-7A-4.1 - Exemption--Controlled substance felony--Denial of benefits—Prohibition.
Section 28-7A-5 - Social security number required for eligibility.
Section 28-7A-6 - Cooperation with paternity and child support proceedings required.
Section 28-7A-7 - Assignment of support rights.
Section 28-7A-8 - Manner of application--Timely response.
Section 28-7A-9 - Assessment of skills, work experience, and employability.
Section 28-7A-12 - Feasible and reasonable assistance programs authorized.
Section 28-7A-13 - Employment as work activity.
Section 28-7A-14 - Reconsideration of assistance.
Section 28-7A-15 - Appeal by aggrieved applicant or recipient.
Section 28-7A-16 - Denial, reduction, or termination of assistance to deter fraud and program abuse.
Section 28-7A-17 - Adoption of policies to recover overpayment of assistance.
Section 28-7A-18 - Assistance not transferable--Assistance not subject to legal process--Exception.
Section 28-7A-19 - Effect of amending or repealing acts.
Section 28-7A-21 - Combination work and education activity--Criteria for education component.
Section 28-7A-22 - Eligibility for work and education activity.
Section 28-7A-23 - Department may limit number of participants in work and education activity.