Service Limit Inquiry on the Medicaid Portal
South Dakota Medicaid is excited to announce a new tool, Service Limits, will be available on the Medicaid Portal on January 6th, 2020.
Along with...
Notice on the Availability of Nursing Facility Beds
The South Dakota Department of Health has posted a notice on the availability of nursing facility beds due to the closure of the Hudson...
2019 Legislative Forums Shed Light on 2020 State Session Priorities
The last few weeks the SDAHO team has been traveling across the state of South Dakota hosting legislative forums. These forums bring together legislators...
SD BFM Dec. 2019 Receipts and 1% Inflationary Update Scenario
The general fund receipt report released by the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management (SD BFM) shows ongoing general fund receipts were $8.8M...
South Dakota Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST)
It has been almost nine months since Governor Noem passed Senate bill 118 into law which establishes certain provisions regarding advance care planning and...
Governor Noem’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Address Summary
Gov. Noem FY2021 Budget Address: No Inflationary Update to Medicaid Providers, Schools, and State Employees
Gov. Kristi Noem presented her second budget address to the...
SD Medicaid Well-Child Reimbursements
South Dakota Medicaid is updating the well-child check-up reimbursement rates. The new rates move the services closer to the target rate. The rate changes...
Seeking Volunteers for the South Dakota Health Link Advisory Council
South Dakota Health Link (SDHL), the state's health information exchange, is seeking up to 7 volunteers to serve on the SDHL Advisory Council. The...
Nursing Home Innovation Grant Funding Recipients Posted
The South Dakota Department of Human Services (DHS) announced their selection of 25 nursing facilities out of 104 that will receive innovation grant funding.
The...
GOAC Requests Update on Additional Funding to Nursing Homes
The Government Operations & Audit Committee’s Chair Sen. Ryan Maher has invited the Cabinet Secretary Rechtenbaugh of the Department of Human Services to the...
