SB25EnactedAppropriations
make an appropriation to reimburse health care professionals who have complied with the requirements for health care recruitment assistance programs and to declare an emergency.
South Dakota is appropriating $1.47 million to reimburse specific health care professionals—four family physicians, three dentists, two physician assistants, and other eligible practitioners—who completed the state's health care recruitment assistance programs. The Department of Health will determine which professionals qualify for reimbursement based on existing program requirements, and the bill declares this funding an emergency need so it takes effect immediately.