South Dakota § 22-45-1 Definition of terms.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-45-1 — Definition of terms.

South Dakota § 22-45-1

Title 22CRIMES

Ch. 22-45UNLAWFULLY OBTAINING BENEFITS OR PAYMENTS FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-45-1 (2026).

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Terms as used in this chapter mean:

(1)"Benefit," any benefit authorized under the medical services program of the State Department of Social Services;

(2)"Claim," any communication, whether oral, written, electronic, or magnetic, which is utilized to identify a good, item, or service as reimbursable under the program;

(3)"Person," any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity;

(4)"Program," the medical assistance program authorized by Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and implemented by the medical services program of the State Department of Social Services;

(5)"Provider," any person who has applied to participate or who participates in the program as a provider of a good or a service;

(6)"Recipie

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Terms as used in this chapter mean: (1) "Benefit," any benefit authorized under the medical services program of the State Department of Social Services; (2) "Claim," any communication, whether oral, written, electronic, or magnetic, which is utilized to identify a good, item, or service as reimbursable under the program; (3) "Person," any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity; (4) "Program," the medical assistance program authorized by Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act and implemented by the medical services program of the State Department of Social Services; (5) "Provider," any person who has applied to participate or who participates in the program as a provider of a good or a service; (6) "Recipient," any individual who receives benefits under the program; (7) "Records," any medical, professional, or business records relative to the treatment or care of any recipient, or to a good or a service provided to any such recipient, or to rates paid for such a good or a service, and any records required to be kept by regulations of the program; (8) "Sign," to affix a signature directly or indirectly by means of handwriting, typewriter, signature stamp, computer impulse, or other means; and (9) "Single state agency," the state agency which administers the program, or any person who by virtue of a contract or agreement with the state administers any part of the program, or processes or pays claims for the program.