S.D. Admin. R. 67:12:02:02

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 57, November 12, 2024
Section 67:12:02:02 - Requirements for timely and adequate notice

The department shall mail timely and adequate notice to each recipient detailing the reason for a proposed action which may result in termination or reduction of payment or inability to authorize payment. The notice shall inform recipients of any changes in federal or state law requiring automatic grant adjustments for classes of recipients and of a change in the manner or form of payment to a protective, vendor, or two-party payment. This notice shall state the specific rules supporting the action taken and explain the individual's right to request a conference and to be represented by others at the conference, the right to and procedure for requesting a fair hearing, the right to be represented by others at the hearing, and the time in which a hearing may be requested. The department shall mail this timely notice ten days before the date of action, which is the date when the recipient would normally receive an assistance check, or, in the case of a Medicaid recipient, ten days before the intended change would be effective.

In cases of probable fraud, notice of a proposed action which may result in termination or reduction of payment or inability to authorize payment is considered timely if it is mailed at least five days before the action would become effective. This notice shall also explain the circumstances under which assistance may be continued if a hearing is requested. Timely and adequate notice is not required when the recipient of a one-person case has died.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:12:02:02

SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 4 SDR 10, effective 8/28/1977; 7 SDR 23, effective 9/18/1980; 7 SDR 30, effective 10/5/1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective 7/1/1981; 8 SDR 174, effective 6/28/1982; 21 SDR 172, effective 4/3/1995.

General Authority: SDCL 28-7-2.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-7-9.

Continuance of aid pending hearing decision, § 67:12:02:09.