28-13-32.5. Determining medical indigence--Annual income guideline.
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For purposes of determining medical indigence, the county shall establish an annual income guideline for the person which is derived as follows:
(1)Using the housing index established in § 28-13-32.6 , determine the housing index for the person's county of residence. Multiply the county index by three hundred six dollars, the median gross rent of residences in South Dakota in 1996;
(2)Using the federal poverty guidelines adopted in rules promulgated by the Department of Social Services pursuant to chapter 1-26 , determine the federal poverty level for the household size and multiply that figure by one hundred seventy - five percent; and
(3)Add the results of subdivisions
(1)and
(2)of this section and multiply by twelve.