Section 22-45-1 - Definition of terms. - South-dakota Statutes

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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;
(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.

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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;
(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.

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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;
(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.