SDCL § 27B-3-32: Determination of amount to be paid by patient--Filing of grievance.

Upon receipt of all information desired by the secretary of the Department of Human Services, the secretary shall determine, based upon the financial ability of the person in the facility, whether the person shall be charged with the full amount or a lesser amount. If a person in the facility or county where the person in the facility resides, disagrees with the determination of the secretary of the Department of Human Services, a grievance may be filed with the secretary within thirty days from the date of such determination. However, each such grievance may not be filed more than once every six months. The decision of the secretary is final.

Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 34.