2024 Senate Bill 209 - SD Legislature make an appropriation for grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities for costs related to telemedicine.

ENTITLED An Act to make an appropriation for grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities for costs related to telemedicine.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 in federal fund expenditure authority, for the expenditure of state fiscal recovery fund American Rescue Plan Act moneys, to the Department of Health, for purposes of providing grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities, licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12, to purchase and install technology and infrastructure for telemedicine.

Section 2. The secretary of the Department of Health shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

Section 3. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated shall revert in accordance with the procedures prescribed in chapter 4-8.

Section 4. This Act is effective June 30, 2024.

An Act to make an appropriation for grants to assisted living centers and nursing facilities for costs related to telemedicine.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: Senate as Bill No. 209 Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 209 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2024 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2024 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2024 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State