Department of Social Services



Economic Assistance, Child Care Services, and Medical Services

The effects of the rules will be to update certain rules to reflect annual changes, update terminology to align with current practice, implement the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act requirements, repeal duplicative rules, and implement Medicaid coverage groups added by the 2016 legislative session.

New content is added below as the draft rules move through the rule-making process.






Interim Rules Hearing
Important Dates
Public Hearing:
Comment Deadline:
Interim Rules Committee Hearing:
Filed-Secretary of State:
Rule Effective:
08/01/2016
08/11/2016
08/22/2016
08/23/2016
09/12/2016
Agency Contact: Teresa Schulte mail to: DSSAdminRules@STATE.SD.US