South Dakota Medicaid

The Medical Assistance for Low-Income Families (LIF) program is designed to help low-income South Dakota families (with or without private health insurance) receive full medical assistance coverage. LIF is funded through the Medicaid program.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for South Dakota Medicaid, you must be a resident of the state of South Dakota, a U.S. national, citizen, permanent resident, or legal alien, in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial situation would be characterized as low income or very low income.

You must also be one of the following:

• Pregnant
• Be responsible for a child 18 years of age or younger
• Have a disability or a family member in your household with a disability

Annual Household Income Limits (before taxes)

*For households with more than eight people, add $6,038 per additional person.

Available Services Include:

Copayments

Individuals exempt from cost sharing include:

• Children under age 21
• Individuals receiving hospice care
• Individuals residing in a long-term care facility
• Some Native American Indians
• Individuals eligible for Medicaid through the Breast and Cervical Cancer program

Services exempt from cost sharing include:

• True emergency services
• Family planning services and supplies
• Services relating to a pregnancy
• Provider-preventable services
• Laboratory services
• Psychiatric inpatient and rehabilitation services;
• Radiological services
• Substance use disorder treatment