South Dakota § 25-6A-9 - Medical assistance identification for special needs child.

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§ 25-6A-9. Medical assistance identification for special needs child.

Any resident child with special needs who is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state is entitled to receive a medical assistance identification from this state upon the filing in the Department of Social Services of a certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement obtained from the adoption assistance state. In accordance with regulations of the Department of Social Services, promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the adoptive parents shall at least annually show that the agreement is still in force or has been renewed.

Source: SL 1990, ch 187, § 7.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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