South Dakota Codified Laws 22-45-1. Definition of terms
Terms as used in this chapter mean:
(1) “Benefit,” any benefit authorized under the medical services program of the State Department of Social Services;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-45-1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(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;
(3) “Person,” any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity;
(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;
(5) “Provider,” any person who has applied to participate or who participates in the program as a provider of a good or a service;
(6) “Recipient,” any individual who receives benefits under the program;
(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;
(8) “Sign,” to affix a signature directly or indirectly by means of handwriting, typewriter, signature stamp, computer impulse, or other means; and
(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.
Source: SL 1986, ch 187, § 1; SL 1994, ch 351, § 42.