The secretary may promulgate reasonable and necessary rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, for the administration and operation of the program for adults and the elderly relating to the following areas:

(1) Services to enable recipients to remain in their own home and services to older persons in institutional and noninstitutional care;

(2) Legal services;

(3) Transportation services;

(4) Nutrition services;

(5) Information and referral services to help the elderly gain access to programs for their benefit;

(6) Eligibility for services;

(7) Amount, scope, and duration of services;

(8) The basis of payment to and the qualifications for providers of services;

(9) Administration of public grants, record keeping, and audit requirements;

(10) Requirements to obtain federal financial participation and ensure efficient operation and administration of the program;

(11) Adult protective services;

(12) Ombudsman services; and

(13) Payments for elderly, blind, and disabled persons residing in the person‘s own home or in an institutional or noninstitutional setting; and

(14) Preadmission Screening/Annual Resident Review (PASARR) as defined in § 27B-1-17.

Source: SL 1981, ch 199, § 17; SL 1987, ch 200, § 2; SL 1997, ch 167, § 1; SL 2004, ch 167, § 30; SDCL§ 28-1-45; SL 2017, ch 230 (Ex. Ord. 17-1), § 26, eff. Apr. 13, 2017; SL 2018, ch 17, § 1.