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  South Dakota

email: reimburse@cochlear.org




The South Dakota Department of Rehabilitative Services issued the below press release on December 1, 2005 announcing funding to cover one cochlear implant surgery (including physician fee and hospital expenses) for children less than 5 years.

From http://www.state.sd.us/dhs/drs

HB 1158 appropriated funds during the 2005 Legislative Session
to provide funding for cochlear implants to children less than 5 years of
age with a severe to profound hearing loss.

A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted device that assists an
individual with severe or profound hearing loss to hear sounds.

The Division of Rehabilitation Services, through the Department of Human
Services, administers the Cochlear Implant Program. Funding for this program
is provided through revenue collected from the telecommunication relay fund
for the deaf.

This program is designed to provide financial assistance to an eligible
individual who is uninsured or to help offset the deductible or coinsurance
for an individual with an insurance plan that covers cochlear implants. The
program provides funding for the cost of the implant surgery for one ear,
one implant device, surgeon fee, hospital fee, the initial mapping and up to
a maximum of 12 follow up mappings within one year post surgery.

For an application or more information regarding the Cochlear Implant
Program, contact Janet Ball at (605)-773-4644 or toll free at (800-265-9684.