{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-45-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-45-1","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"Terms as used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Benefit,\" any benefit authorized under the medical services program of the State Department of Social Services;\n(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;\n(3) \"Person,\" any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity;\n(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;\n(5) \"Provider,\" any person who has applied to participate or who participates in the program as a provider of a good or a service;\n(6) \"Recipient,\" any individual who receives benefits under the program;\n(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;\n(8) \"Sign,\" to affix a signature directly or indirectly by means of handwriting, typewriter, signature stamp, computer impulse, or other means; and\n(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.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-45. UNLAWFULLY OBTAINING BENEFITS OR PAYMENTS FROM MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-45-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1ea775b38d2bc998b392b47afd2bcade1b95cd29704fd0caa1625233854dc4ac","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-44-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-45-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}