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Offers one-on-one professional assistance with eliminating healthcare access barriers for individuals living with a serious health condition. Provides assistance with accessing prescribed medical treatment and services, understanding health insurance benefits, paying for treatment, paying for living expenses, and employment during medical treatment.

If eligible, temporary emergency financial assistance is available for children's needs of up to $1,500. All other avenues must be exhausted before applying for assistance.

Services include: - Ambulance Billing Insurance questions Bill payment - Welfare Provides necessary support to insure the survival of indigent clients who are county residents. County assistance shall be a resource of last resort, available only after all government programs, insurance benefits, family assistance, or other aid has been exhausted. Through an application process, determination of assistance is based on South Dakota Codified law and County guidelines.

Provides medical, hospitalization, and burial assistance to low income clients per statute. Any non-emergency medical treatment requires pre-approval. If applying for rental or utility assistance, all other resources must have been exhausted first. Economic assistance is for current amounts only. No payment for deposits of any kind. Assistance does require payback and a county lien is filed until paid in full.

Assists with indigent medical claims (excluding prescriptions), utilities, burial, and funeral expenses.

Provides both economic and medical assistance to residents of Beadle County on a one time basis. Economic assistance is for current amounts only (no overdue bills). No payment for deposits of any kind. Rent, Utility assistance for current bills may be available for water, lights, and heating, and Medical, hospitalization, and burial assistance requires pre-approval if not for emergency services. All other resources must have been exhausted first. Assistance does require payback and county lien is filed until paid in full.

Provides financial assistance with medical bills. Welfare program is considered the last resort. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply.

Friends of Man assists low-income individuals with a range of needs including mobility equipment, van accessibility, home modifications, medical equipment. Applications must be submitted by a third party agency or professional.

The county may be able to assist with the following: Medical Assistance: for indigent residents of Lawrence County who do not have health insurance or any other means of paying medical bills. Economic Assistance: for rent, utilities, and burials. Rent and utility assistance may be approved once in a 12 month period.

Services provided by this office are a last resort. If eligibility criteria are met, assistance may include burial assistance, medical expense assistance, utility assistance, and rent assistance.

The American Red Cross works in partnership with Military Aid Societies to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants. Assistance can include funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. The Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered through a grant or a loan.

The county is a resource of last resort, available only after all other resources have been exhausted. Any applicant who receives assistance will have a lien filed in their name for that amount and will be responsible for repayment of that lien to the County. Requests for assistance with: - Rent/Deposit Partial assistance with the current month's rent. Rental deposits are limited to the availability of grant funds. - Mortgage Partial assistance of one month's payment if applicant meets program qualifications. - Utilities Partial assistance with past due bills for water, electric, natural gas and propane usage. Additional utility charges and fees limited to the availability of grant funds. - Transportation Costs Assistance with bus passes or gasoline for verifiable medical appointments or new employment. - Medical Assistance may include emergency prescription medications, specialty physician services, hospitalizations, and insurance premiums. Services may require prior approval. - Burial or Cremation Pennington County residents without resources or family members to assist.

The auditor is the keeper of the county records and acts as bookkeeper of county business. The auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings - including scheduling, agenda, and business follow-up, Preparing county budget, Audit bills or other claims against county and prepare warrants in payment of these bills, Figuring mil levies, and Head election officer of the county. Notary public services available. Based on eligibility guidelines, Welfare services include medical assistance and burial and funeral assistance.

Strives to help county residents facing a possible financial crisis resolve the issue and prevent future financial problems first through Case Management, especially for people who are homeless or at risk to be homeless. Services include assessing the situation and making a plan to address the issues, connecting families and individuals to community resources, and following up with individuals to provide support. Provides limited financial assistance as a last resort for those considered indigent and are residents of Codington County. The office may be able to help with homelessness, eviction prevention, utility disconnects, burials (must be referred by the funeral home), and emergency medical costs. CCCS is leading new initiatives which include support for individuals in the justice system such as adult diversion, pretrial services and re-entry support, and a Post Overdose Response Team.

Services provided by this office are a last resort. If eligibility criteria are met, assistance may include burial assistance, medical expense assistance, utility assistance, and rent assistance.

Provides the following services for Hanson County - County Government Services, Utility Assistance, Emergency Medical Expense Assistance, Election Information, and Voter Registration.

Auditor services include auditing of all financial records of the County, apportioning of taxes collected by the Treasurer to be disbursed to the Schools, Cities, and other special assessment entities, county accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, budgets, and tax levy, beer and liquor licensing, county liens, county assistance loan applications, recorder of the minutes for the Board of County Commissioners, and maintains all voter records. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply. Administers all elections at the county level or above. Based on eligibility guidelines, Welfare services include medical assistance and burial and funeral assistance.

County provides assistance to individuals at or below the federal poverty guidelines for funerals and emergency medical bills.

The Auditor is the keeper of County records and acts as a bookkeeper of County business. The Auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings including scheduling, agenda, business follow-up. Duties also include preparing the County's budget, audit bills or other claims against the County and prepare the warrants in payment of these bills, figuring the mil levy, and the head election officer of the County. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply. Welfare services include medical assistance, utilities assistance for disconnect notices on heating bills, and burial/funeral assistance. All assistance is based on eligibility guidelines. All applicants are required by law to repay the county for assistance given, per SDCL 28-14. County is payer of last resort after all other resources have been utilized.

Provides assistance with non-emergency medical transportation and other medical appointment related needs.

The Auditor is the keeper of County records and acts as a bookkeeper of County business. The Auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings including scheduling, agenda, business follow-up; Preparing the County's budget, Audit bills or other claims against the County and prepare the warrants in payment of these bills, Figuring the mil levy, and Head election officer of the County. Welfare services include medical assistance, utilities assistance for disconnect notices on heating bills, and burial/funeral assistance. All assistance is based on eligibility guidelines. All applicants are required by law to repay the county for assistance given, per SDCL 28-14. County is payer of last resort after all other resources have been utilized.

If an Avera patient is having problems paying their medical bill, they can contact the business office at their Avera hospital or clinic. Business office or billing staff can discuss payment options that may be available such as extended payments, government programs, or charity care/patient assistance considerations. ​For those who do not qualify for government programs, Avera's Charity Care and Patient Assistance Programs allows patients to get care at no obligation or discounted obligation, based on income and family size. These programs are available once all other third-party resources (including local assistance programs) are exhausted. To help determine if someone qualifies for Avera's Charity Care and Patient Assistance Programs, Avera: uses income guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, considers all financial assets and liabilities, and requires patients to provide certain personal and financial information, including W-2 forms, bank statements, tax returns and pay stubs.

My Neighbor serves as a bridge, offering assistance and resources through: information and referral; assessing the needs for financial assistance to include gaps and ensuring that the funding gets to those who truly have crisis needs, and using the available resources and tools to help solve situations, to prevent this same situation from re-surfacing, and to improve someone's situation for the long term and in essence creating a self-reliant member of the Brookings community. The program can cover some items that are not normally covered (i.e. daycare); it depends on the situation, but the key is based upon self sufficiency. Also, people do not qualify just because of income, low or otherwise, the eligibility comes from the specific case. This program is to be considered a LAST resort, meaning referrals will be given to clients to check out before any assistance is given. The program MAY BE ABLE TO HELP with the following: rent, rent deposit, utility bills that are current, past due, or disconnection notice for water, lights, heating, and trash, utility deposits for water, lights, and heating, daycare, small car repairs, car payment (if employed), and small health care needs. The program DOES NOT HELP with the following: cable, cell/phone, internet, shelter in the form of temporary housing or hotel stays, transportation in the form of gasoline, bus tickets, or taxi, personal needs such as furniture, clothing, laundry, personal or hygiene needs, Christmas presents, food or meals, and prescriptions My Neighbor program is for people that LIVE and WORK in Brookings.

The Auditor is the keeper of County records and acts as a bookkeeper of County business. The Auditor is responsible for County Commissioner meetings including scheduling, agenda, business follow-up, Preparing the County's budget, Audit bills or other claims against the County and prepare the warrants in payment of these bills, Figuring the mil levy, and Head election officer of the County. Notary Public services available. Some fees may apply. Based on eligibility guidelines, Welfare services include medical assistance and burial/funeral assistance.

Services provided by this office are a last resort. If eligibility criteria are met, assistance may include burial assistance, medical expense assistance, utility assistance, and rent assistance.