67:16:31:05.  Individuals eligible for Medicare must apply to Medicare. Individuals eligible for Medicare must apply to Medicare for coverage of any proposed transplant.  A decision by Medicare that a transplant would not be covered by the Medicare program because the individual fails to meet the Medicare patient selection criteria is binding on the medical assistance program.

          Source: 15 SDR 204, effective July 6, 1989; 26 SDR 168, effective July 1, 2000.

          General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.